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HARS Aviation Museum

Locality: Albion Park Rail

Phone: +61 2 4257 4333

Address: 54 Airport Road, Shellharbour Airport, 2527 Albion Park Rail, NSW, Australia

Website: https://hars.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Former and current QANTAS employees gathered beneath our 747-400 City of Canberra to celebrate the 100th Birthday of QANTAS, a great day had by all, special. You have seen those brilliant pictures below, here are the moving ones.

25.01.2022 MAGNIFICENT HEAD ON VIEW OF CONNIE AT TWILIGHT A real celebration of the glory of 4 x WRIGHT 3350s at take off. Absolutely one of the best video's we have ever seen. Just love it.!!... Turn the volume up !! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3350583221730965&id=100003379605010

25.01.2022 MEET ANOTHER PUBLIC FACE OF HARS. Originally from southern Sydney, including The Shire, Tour Guide Ron Murrell escaped to lovely Kiama a bit further down the coast from HARS at Albion Park 17 years ago. An aircraft enthusiast since his childhood, Ron earned his PPL - Private Pilot Licence - in the 70's during his working life in a few industries and finally in financial services. He's a familiar weekend face at HARS and enjoys meeting and chatting with our many visitors. Join us soon at HARS and meet our wonderful and always welcoming members -- all of them volunteers too!

24.01.2022 FANTASTIC SUMMARY OF HARS CONTRIBUTION TO 2019 RAAF BASE EDINBURGH AIR SHOW http://aviationspottersonline.com/edinburgh-airshow-2019-v/

24.01.2022 TRACKER PARTY TRICK AT HARS TARMAC WEEKEND

24.01.2022 MIKE MEETS "851" Former RAN aircraft engineer Mike Doyle visited HARS today to catch up with our Grummen Tracker 851. This aircraft was regularly serviced and maintained by Mike in his RAN career in the early 1970's. Mike is now retired to the Taree area and rode his motorbike down with friends to visit us.... Come and visit us yourself this Tarmac Weekend, we are only 1 hr south of Sydney. We are a terrific place to bring the family. We are planning to fly our AP-3C Orion tomorrow on Saturday at about 1300 with engine runs on our airworthy Neptunes hopefully in the morning.

24.01.2022 BOB BLACK MASTER ENGINEER Engineer Bob Black and ex-Quarantine dog Yoomee are an almost-daily feature around HARS, here next to his proudest achievement -- the dramatically-soaring former RAAF Roulettes Macchi MB-326H outside our museum entrance raised up in 2016. Now 80, born in Kensington NSW, Bob joined RAAF at 17 as armourer & fitter at Richmond, Rathmines & Williamtown specialising in the Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune, so perfect expert to keep our three working at HARS. Later ...Sabres & Vampires before a mixed career as engineer, machinist & fitter, even learning to fly. Joined HARS in 2007 shunting work back & forth to his Sydney engineering works before retiring to Albion Park in 2012 and invited into Robert Greinert's engineering operation. "I've made parts for virtually every aircraft in the place," Bob modestly boasts, with the new struts for the Fokker F.VIIb/3m Southern Cross replica a notable challenge, but the Macchi his soaring best. On the personal side, after a long illness, Bob sadly lost his wife of 55-years Sandra one year ago, and struggled hard through the aftermath, returning to HARS in January. He brings much cheer around HARS with his now-constant companion, Yoomee , a retired Quarantine Dog who loves smelling food, Here's wishing Bob all the best for next week's Knee Replacement and back on deck soon. See more

23.01.2022 HARS DAKOTA A65-94 IN THE TWILIGHT After her post 100hr inspection test flight our Dakota A65-94 stands on the tarmac looking factory fresh. Sure you'll agree not bad for a lady built in 1944.... Come and visit us at HARS, there's always something to see

23.01.2022 MORE OF THE NAVY HISTORIC FLIGHT Overshadowed by the AP-3C Orion's triumphant return to the air at Saturday's Tarmac Day, the RAN Historic Flight's Grumman S-2G Tracker 844 passed a milestone of its own to getting back in the air for the first time since its arrival at HARS nearly 12 months ago. It's been a tough slog. The old Vietnam Era bird fired up its powerful engines, dropping its wings and then a full-power aborted take-off before a gallant return alongside the Orion. Photo reportage from Carl Robinson.

23.01.2022 A VERY SPECIAL HARS TRIBUTE TO THE RAAF CENTENARY. The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) at Albion Park NSW provided a unique contribution of six iconic military aircraft to the massive fly-past over Canberra, Australia's capital, to commemorate the 100 years since the formation of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31 March 2021. The fly-past featured our C-47, Catalina, Caribou, Orion, Huey and here we provide an extra salute to the aircraft which began... HARS large & unique collection of still-operational aircraft, the Lockheed Neptune, and the inspiration behind the museum, President & Chief Pilot Bob De La Hunty. The HARS Aviation Museum is located at Shellharbour Airport 100 kms south of Sydney in the Southern Illawarra Region. Visit us again on-line and hopefully in-person for our special tours, open every day except Christmas. Special thanks to the ABC. Reportage by Carl Robinson & Tim May, Allen Williams, Howard Mitchell, Eddie Hu. https://hars.org.au/ https://www.facebook.com/HARSAviation... #HARS #HARSAviationMuseum *************************************** IT TAKES SERIOUS MONEY to FLY THE HARS FLEET OF HISTORIC AIRCRAFT We are a non profit organisation very dependant on your patronage, donations and support. BE A HARS SUPPORTER by visiting our Web site and look for the donation button. Come and visit us. We are proud of being a family friendly museum. We provide escorted tours of the museum, have a childproof playground and eating area, a 1st class cafe and of course the greatest display of airworthy historic aircraft in Australia. We are all volunteers at HARS and we are open everyday except Christmas. We are Covid safe and only 1hr south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport. kj .

22.01.2022 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE !!! It's on ! The long-awaited third engine is finally on our Southern Cross replica with the ever-patient Jim Thurstan and his crew today. Now getting the historic aircraft ready for this weekend's Tarmac Day. A great day ! Come and visit us this Tarmac Weekend see and touch our aviation history

21.01.2022 ABSOLUTELY THE WORLDS ONE AND ONLY FLYING SUPER CONNIE From the archives one year ago and with John Travolta onboard the sound of 4 x WRIGHT 3350 at takeoff power !! Turn the volume up!... Come and visit us. There's always something to see and do at HARS.

21.01.2022 ANOTHER DOUBLE DAKOTA TAKEOFF Yesterday we had another Double Dakota Takeoff with ex RAAF A65-94 in the lead followed by ex RAAF A65-95. Turn the volume up and take in the glorious sound.

20.01.2022 SALUTING OUR YOUNGEST HARS MEMBER. Still only 17, Anakin Grima has been a familiar sight since signing up at HARS right after his week of Work Experience a couple years back and now passionately dreams of becoming a LAME (Licenced Aircraft Maintenance/Engineer) one day with Qantas -- and who's come to our attention with his meticulously-created 100th Anniversary poster illustrated below, a time-consuming project that involved all his creative computer skills. Living with a... birth defect known as VACTERL to his right arm, Anakin -- and yes, his dad is a huge Star Wars fan -- endured endless teasing growing up in Western Sydney's Prospect region but got more slack after moving to Kiama with his family, including a younger sister & brother, six years ago. But determined to make his own way after completing his Year 10 Leaving Certificate, Anakin has attended TAFE and hopeful of a starting job in Aviation, his passion. Anakin is training with RAA (Recreational Aircraft), and hopeful of solo status, is a cadet at Illawarra's nearby Fire Control Centre, and spends a couple days a week (usually Thursday & Saturday) at HARS, often under the mentorship of Jim Thurstan with fabric & other work. Our Czech-made L-200A Morava VH-EMV receives his regular attention. Anakin is also seriously into computer technology creating games, 3D modelling, flying aircraft simulators and all the nitty-gritty of creating products for social media. A great guy -- and let's wish Anakin all the best in his life & career. Reportage by Carl Robinson.

20.01.2022 REFLECTIONS ON THE DC4 Lovely photo of our DC4 in authentic QANTAS colour scheme by local Air Cadet leader and HARS member Rod Walker

19.01.2022 BEC AND HER BOYS VISITING HARS Bec and her boys Jye and Jordy Ryan enjoying the HARS Tarmac Day. Come and visit us, we are planning to fly our AP-3C Orion tomorrow about 1300 with engine runs on our airworthy Neptunes.

19.01.2022 F111C #109 ON TARMAC DAY HARS photographer Howard Mitchell took these nicely composed photos of our F111C today. The composition really shows off her beautiful lines.... We think they are pretty special photos Come and visit us sit in this F111. We are proud of being a family friendly museum. We provide escorted tours of the museum, have a childproof playground and eating area, a 1st class cafe and of course the greatest display of airworthy historic aircraft in Australia. We are all volunteers at HARS and we are open everyday except Christmas. We are Covid safe and only 1hr south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport. kj .

18.01.2022 DECEMBER TARMAC WEEKEND !! TODAYS TRACKER 844 STARTED UP Today is the 1st day of the December Tarmac Weekend at HARS.... Our "Navy Historic Flight" started up our airworthy Grumman Tracker 844 to do a low powered engine run. She is an ex USN airframe and had served in USN squadron VS-38 "Red Griffins" on various aircraft carriers and joined Royal Australian Navy on HMAS MELBOURNE in the early 1970's. Still going strong. Fabulous sound Wing Folding Link https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1724101671081958&id=120610724764402 Come and visit us, so much to see and do, we are only one hour south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport.

17.01.2022 Don't forget our Qantas 100th Anniversary events .. tickets available from https://www.harsmuseumshop.com.au/collections/event-tickets

16.01.2022 WAR BIRDS FLY FOR TARMAC DAYS AT HARS AVIATION MUSEUM THIS WEEKEND HARS is only 1 hour south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport, a great family day and a lot more amazing activity to see!!... (Fri 9 to Sun 11 Oct) It’s a sight and sound not to be missed with two legendary former RAAF military aircraft set to fly as HARS Aviation Museum holds its monthly Tarmac Days this weekend (Fri 9 to Sun 11 October). Both a recently retired Lockheed AP-3C Orion and a former C-47 Dakota will fly in the early afternoon of Saturday and Sunday from the museum located at Shellharbour Airport, just off the Princes Highway at Albion Park Rail. The Orion logged 16,400 hours with the RAAF from 1978 to 2016 and is maintained in flying condition as HARS is the only museum to have a flying example of a military-configured Orion while the type is still in active service. https://hars.org.au/lockheed-ap-3c-orion/ From three generations ago, the Dakota C-47 served with the RAAF from 1945 to 2000 and is one of four of its type at the museum. https://hars.org.au/douglas-dc3-aka-c-47-dakota-skytrain-g/ That so many of the almost 50 aircraft on display are kept operational is what makes HARS Aviation Museum so special and sets it apart from other museums which house only static displays. The October Tarmac Days also will feature: A Bell 47 M.A.S.H helicopter flying on Saturday and Sunday; Spectacular piston engine runs on the museum’s two operational Neptune anti-submarine patrol aircraft from the 1960s; Engine runs on a former RAN carrier-based Grumman S2 Tracker; https://hars.org.au/grumman-s-2g-tracker/ Up close restoration of a WW2 Beaufighter and the replica of Kingsford Smith’s Southern Cross. The third restored Jacobs piston motor is being readied for installation on the replica of Smithy’s famous Fokker Trimotor VH-USU. The 10-year project to bring this replica back to flying has been a labour of love for a small team at HARS Aviation Museum. Their effort is a work of art to be seen. Fokker Trimotors served as popular passenger aircraft in Europe during the 1920s and show how it was in those early days of flying. Tarmac Days, held on the second Friday of each month and onto the weekend, provide an opportunity to showcase some of the almost 50 aircraft on display for visitors at the all-volunteer HARS Aviation Museum. HARS Aviation Museum is open daily from 9.30 to 3.30. On Tarmac (and other) Days you can drop into Café Connie which offers a wide selection of hot and cold foods at very reasonable prices so you can make a meal of your visit. Visitor details at www.hars.org.au photos via SBS, South coast Advocate and HARS members

16.01.2022 NEW ADDITION TO OUR COLLECTION - HUEY 898 Iroquois UH1B ‘Huey’ N9-3104 joins HARS as one of the aircraft obtained as part of the former Navy Heritage Flight

15.01.2022 F111...SOME DIFFERENT VIEWS New HARS member Paul Lorraine relaxes by taking some delightful querky photos of our aircraft. Here are his efforts on our F111.. including some nice panorama detail.

15.01.2022 Boeing 787 QF100 did a double flyover during the celebrations of Qantas' 100th birthday at HARS this evening.....

14.01.2022 REFLECTIONS ON TRACKERS Some lovely photos from Saturday Tarmac Day Photos: Rod Walker

13.01.2022 HARS Navy Heritage Flight SPECIAL UPDATE REPORT 41A/2020 13th October 2020. Michael Hough, AM (HARS NHF Project Leader) A Special NHF Report- An Update on HUEY... 998 RETURNING TO FLYING STATUS All the attached photos were taken by Michael Hough & are Copyright Free for NFP Usage. I am delighted to advise that the dedicated team of HARS volunteers had a very productive day last Sunday (11th October) when Iroquois UH1B 898 was flown for maintenance check flights at Nowra. The team was pleased with the flights. HARS expects to showcase the helicopter at the next Shellharbour Tarmac days in November. Please find attached some still shots and a brief AV clip of this extremely important milestone. On behalf of all of us I would like to thank and congratulate all the HARS volunteers who made this possible, and the sponsors who have supported us -especially Mr. Chris Sievers, CEO of Air Affairs. The good news is that we have commissioned Mountain Lion Productions to record the significant stages of 898’s restoration. We plan to produce an AV program of its restoration to flying, at this stage entitled Launch Huey 898.

13.01.2022 Filled, sanded and undercoated as our ex-RAN de Havilland FAW.53 Sea Venom, N4-895 awaits its long-anticipated paint job this past weekend at HARS. Part of our Navy Heritage Flight (NHF), the carrier-based Sea Venom replaced the Hawker Sea Fury and served on the HMAS Melbourne, including the Vietnam War. Our model arrived from UK and has a mixed history of ground running but never back to flying condition and once fully restored will be a static display aircraft. Lots of history here ! And great work, team ! Reportage by Carl Robinson .

11.01.2022 TODAY AT HARS Its tarmac weekend at HARS and our visitors delighted in the touch and go practice of of our ex RAAF ARDU DAKOTA and CARIBOU. A collection of 1st class photos by HARS very own Howard Mitchell. ... *************************************** IT TAKES SERIOUS MONEY to FLY THE DAKOTA and CARIBOU *************************************** We are a non profit organisation very dependant on your patronage, donations and support. BE A HARS SUPPORTER by visiting our Web site and look for the donation button. Every little bit helps. Come and visit us. We are proud of being a family friendly museum. We provide escorted tours of the museum, have a childproof playground and eating area, a 1st class cafe and of course the greatest display of airworthy historic aircraft in Australia. We are all volunteers at HARS and we are open everyday except Christmas. We are Covid safe and only 1hr south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport. kj .

09.01.2022 DAKOTA DREAMING HARS conservators Colin Boundy and Stephen Swan have made great progress in cleaning and painting Navy Historic Flight Dakota N2-90 this week. The aircraft was one of two Dakotas converted to VIP configuration for the 1954 Australian visit of HM Queen Elizabeth.... We think she is looking pretty special and full marks to Colin and Stephen for some 1st class work.

09.01.2022 HARS 707 Project Updates - 4 With this, the fourth in our series describing progress with our "707" project we are going to take a step back and try and give you a feel for the significance of our 707 in aviation history. The Qantas specific 707 came into being at the very beginning of the jet age. As usual, any financial support people feel they can provide for our 707, we'd really appreciate it - visit the HARS website and press the "donate" button. All donations are tax ...Continue reading

09.01.2022 HARS XMAS AND NEW YEAR OPENINGS From Saturday 19th December, and concluding on Australia Day (26th January), HARS will be open from 9:30am to 5pm every day except Christmas Day. The last tour will depart no later than 3:30pm. Note also that after 3:30pm the only payment option will be EFTPOS and Cafe Connie will be closed, although drinks and ice creams will be available.... The HARS Aviation Museum is a safe, accessible, largely undercover and pet-friendly facility. You will be escorted through the museum by an enthusiastic volunteer guide who will help you fully appreciate the wide range of exhibits. We are COVID safe, child and pet friendly. Come and visit us we are only one hour south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport .

08.01.2022 THE MAGNIFICENT THREE All 3 x Jacobs R755A2 "zero time" engines are now mounted on our Southern Cross replica. The Jacobs radial engine are 757 cu in(~12.4 litres each) rated at 300 HP each and are a 1940's design.... Jacobs are no longer made new and and all our engines are technically at least 50 yrs old BUT fully rebuilt with new parts to be factory fresh. Come and visit us this Tarmac Weekend and see how good she looks. The photos don't do her justice.

08.01.2022 QANTAS CELEBRATES 100YRS Here we have a selection of panorama photos of HARS Hangar 1 with Connie in attendance. HAPPY BIRTHDAY QANTAS !!

08.01.2022 NEW ENTRY PRICES FOR HARS Please note that HARS Tour/Entry prices are now: NORMAL TOURS... * Adults $25 * Concessions $20 * Children up to age 14 $10 * Families $60 SPECIAL TOURS (Bookings Essential) * 747 Premium tour $200 pp * 747 Cockpit tour $105 pp * 747 Wing walks $70 pp Come and visit us. There is always something to see and do at HARS.

08.01.2022 WOW !! THIS WEEKEND IS TARMAC WEEKEND AND ITS BIG ! From Friday on the Tarmac out the front of Hangar 1 we will have our DC4 in authentic 1950s QANTAS livery, our Super Constellation "Connie" , our 3 x Neptunes, 3 x Grumman Trackers, 2 x MASH Bell 47 helicopters. We are hoping for engine runs on the Neptunes Saturday and Sunday and will keep you advised.... On Sunday we are hoping to fly the HARS Navy Heritage Flight "Huey 898" up HMAS Albatross to HARS. Again we will keep you advised. And to top it all QANTAS officially turns 100 on Monday 16th November, 2020. Its a great family day at HARS, tour the hangars and enjoy lunch and coffee in our 1st class award winning Cafe with child safe play area. HARS is a COVID SAFE Museum. We are an easy one hour drive south of Sydney. Come and visit us there's always something to see and do.

07.01.2022 THE PROPS ARE BACK ON !! Restoration of our Southern Cross Fokker Tri Motor replica moved another step closer to it flying this week with LAME Jim Thurston and Team refitting all the props. These are aluminium 'Hamilton Standard" props and were actually on the plane when in crashed in South Australia.... Seriously bent in the crash they have been fully refurbished, straightened and balanced ready for test engine runs early next year. We think they look rather special. Come and visit HARS there is always something to see and do. We are only one hour south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport. https://hars.org.au/fokker-fviib-southern-cross-replica/

07.01.2022 MORE ORION DETAIL FROM TODAY

06.01.2022 OUR SOUTHERN CROSS REPLICA MAKES THE NEWS https://www.southcoastregister.com.au//replica-of-austra/

06.01.2022 BILL IS A LEGEND Bill Lane is one of our earliest tour guides and a familiar face around HARS and regular presence on Tarmac Days, plus Wednesdays. "I'm a pure enthusiast," he explains. "I did model aircraft as a child and loved the details." He is certainly one of the most knowledgeable. After a long career with Australian Iron & Steel, later BHP, at Port Kembla starting as a fitter & turner, Bill retired in 1998 and indulged in travel and model trains.... As a resident of nearby Oak Flats, Bill often spotted HARS flying overhead, but a chance prize win in 2012 for a flight with Southern Biplanes next door and curiosity afterwards brought him here. "Bob de la Hunty was revving up the engines on a plane," Bill recalls. "We talked and I soon joined up as one of the original tour guides. Only four of us then with not many tourists." With an amazing memory for detail, Bill's favourites are the oldies like the DC-3's, but especially our Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina, its history and restoration. "I love their age and their history," he says. Married to Denise since 1966, they have one son and two grandchildren.

06.01.2022 THE MIGHTY ORION FLIES Today at HARS Tarmac Day our AP-3C Orion the only airworthy private museum owned Orion in the world went for a test flight. The roar of the 4 x Allison TurboProps is really something !

05.01.2022 PERHAPS THE BEST PHOTO FROM THE RAAF 100TH ANNIVERSARY FLYPAST Taken from the starboard obervors window on our ex RAAF #273 Neptune Maritime Reconnaissance Bomber looking down on our AP-3C ex RAAF #753 ORION during the flyover. Two generations flying together. Note the nacelle of the Neptunes Wright 3350 Turbo Compound engine and the Westinghouse J34 auxiliary jet engine.... We think its a pretty special photo. Whats your opinion? *************************************** IT TAKES SERIOUS MONEY to FLY THE ORION and NEPTUNE *************************************** We are a non profit organisation very dependant on your patronage, donations and support. BE A HARS SUPPORTER by visiting our Web site and look for the donation button. Every little bit helps. Come and visit us. We are proud of being a family friendly museum. We provide escorted tours of the museum, have a childproof playground and eating area, a 1st class cafe and of course the greatest display of airworthy historic aircraft in Australia. We are all volunteers at HARS and we are open everyday except Christmas. We are Covid safe and only 1hr south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport. kj .

05.01.2022 ONLY ANOTHER 11 COATS TO GO HARS members Roger Kerin and Bob Butcher stand proudly next to the rudder being refurbished for our Navy Historic Flight N2-90 Dakota. Now near fully rebuilt the rudder was a basket case and is looking 1st class after 3 coats of dope on the material.... Specifications requirements are for a total of 14 coats of dope....only 11 more to go ! https://hars.org.au/douglas-dc3-aka-c-47-dakota-skytrain-g/ Come and visit HARS we are only our south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport

05.01.2022 Preceded by its unmistakable sound and right on 9:30 a.m., HARS Navy Heritage Flight's UH-1B Huey 898 put in a majestic appearance at this month's Open Tarmac Day and culmination of years of restoration work by volunteers at its Aviation Affairs base in Nowra. Piloted by HARS Vic Batese and Tom Smillie, the Huey later joined a restored Bell 47 Sioux for a documentary shoot down the coast and a swing back over HARS at Albion Park's Shellharbour Airport. Before heading home, a quick chopper-side pose from Project Leader & Engineer Hayden King (L), Vic and Tom who were also accompanied by LAME's Warren Spinks and Rob McNeil, a self-contained travelling unit. Congratulations, guys !

04.01.2022 MORE HOWARD MITCHELL PHOTOS This the second set of photos by HARS aircraft enthusiast Howard Mitchell. They shows various views of our 747-400 City of Canberra VH-OJA plus our DC4, Convair, Drover during the QANTAS Centenary BBQ Celebrations last month.... Again, we think they are superb. What are your thoughts? Come and visit us we are only one hour south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport and look over our aircraft.

04.01.2022 HONOURING REMEMBRANCE DAY. After representing HARS at the 11 O'clock Service at the nearby Albion Park RSL today, former RAAF Flight Lieutenant Doug Haywood (L) and Ken Jackson pose beside our historic CA-27 Sabre on which the late RAAF Wing Commander Stephen Jackson was a Sabre engineer way back in the mid-1950's and took part in the famous "Sabre Ferry" Operation taking RAAF Sabres to Butterworth in Malaysia. Now 63, Doug flew a wide range of RAAF transport (C130 Hercule...s) & VIP aircraft (BAC111) in his RAAF career between 1976 & 1984 while Ken's father went on to a sterling engineering career (1955-76) with successive RAAF aircraft, including the PC-3 Orion, up the officer ranks and a long-time stalwart at HARS before he passed away four years ago. Known to all as "Jacko," Ken proudly wore his father's medals at today's Remembrance Ceremony, an occasion also solemnly marked at HARS by members & guests LEST WE FORGET .

04.01.2022 TODAY AT HARS A collection of images from today, including new PRATT and WHITNEY stickers on ex RAN Dakota N2-90, polishing cowls, preparing Sea Venom for repainting and moving DC4 back into Hangar 3 from outside storage. Come and visit us there's always something exciting to see at HARS.

03.01.2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SMILES HARS member Mick Hourigan is all smiles after the special QANTAS 100 Birthday flight yesterday. The flight was QF100 out of Sydney with 100 passengers, for a duration of 100 minutes.... Mike was one of the lucky few to secure tickets on this once in a life time champagne scenic flight aboard specially painted QANTAS Dreamliner. The aircraft wirh QANTAS General Manager Allen Joyce aboard and flown by 787 Fleet Captain Lisa Norman flew low over Sydney and did two 1000ft passes over HARS at Albion Park where the QANTAS BIRTHDAY BALL was in full swing.

03.01.2022 HARS NEEDS HELP - VOLUNTEER LAME ============================== HARS Aviation Museum is looking for a volunteer qualified LAME B1/1 to join our Fokker F27 Project.... Our world-class museum has 2 (ex New Zealand postal cargo) airworthy Fokker F27 Friendships which need ongoing TLC. If you are not already F27 rated, HARS can provide courses for F27 airframe, Rolls Royce Dart engines, and propeller specifics. This is a volunteer qualified LAME position and an opportunity to join HARS on the ground floor of a new airworthy project. Applications can be made to the F27 Project Leader Peter Tomkinson by email. Address your enquiries to [email protected] and mark it attention to Peter Tomkinson. Come and join one of the great aviation museums of the world and keep Australia's aviation heritage flying. Come and visit , we are only one hour south of Sydney . There's always something interesting to see and do at HARS https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=960580754100724&id=120610724764402

02.01.2022 HARS IS PROUD TO BE THE VENUE FOR QANTAS 100TH ANNIVERSARY BBQ Hundreds of former and current QANTAS employees gathered beneath our 747-400 City of Canberra to celebrate the 100th Birthday of QANTAS.

02.01.2022 Here's that "unmistakable sound" to go with Carl's great pics below.. never a dull moment at a #HARSTarmacDay enjoy.. more to come on the iconic Huey, stay tuned..

02.01.2022 HAPPY BIRTHDAY QANTAS FROM HARS =============================== HARS just like QANTAS is about people.... If not for our volunteers and our supporters, their ideas, drive and enthusiasm HARS would simply not exist. We are proud of our volunteers and what we have achieved. Being the centre of QANTAS 100th Birthday Celebrations was an honour. And for those who could not attend here at HARS, here in time order is a montage of photos for the gala celebrations on the evening Monday 16th November 2020.

01.01.2022 HARS TARMAC WEEKEND IS THIS WEEKEND Starting Friday 9th October at 9.30am is the HARS October Tarmac Day. HARS is only 1hour south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport. A great family day.... ORION FLYING Of note our AP-3C Orion Bomber will (subject to maintenance clearance) be doing a possible engine run on Friday with a flight on Saturday in the early afternoon and on Sunday about 1300. NEPTUNE ENGINE RUNS Our two airworthy Neptune Bombers are also planning engine runs on Saturday and Sunday around mid morning. Come and visit us ...see the action.

01.01.2022 HARS IS ON NEW TV SHOW HARS facilities and many of our aircraft will feature on a new 3 part SBS TV show called "AUSTRALIA COME FLY WITH ME" which premiers Wednesday 14th October 2020 https://www.sbs.com.au//justine-clarke-hosts-australia-com... The 1st TAA aircraft Hawdon dating from the 1940's will feature prominently. Come and visit us see Hawdon and enjoy our museum. Theres always something on at HARS

01.01.2022 TWO MINUTES OF GLORIOUS GRUMMAN TRACKER #844...PURE RADIAL SOUND No words needed. Enjoy and share

01.01.2022 GREAT NEWS -- HARS Navy Heritage Flight's HUEY 898 is back in the air and very hopeful of a dramatic catwalk appearance at our next Tarmac Weekend on Sunday, 15 November. Still a bridge or two to clear, but all's looking good. We'll keep you posted!

01.01.2022 Our Lockheed AP-3C Orion had engines running today. Great sight and sound. Come and visit us we are child friendly A great day for the family and only 1hr south of Sydney at Shellharbour Airport