A Lockheed 12 aircraft of the type flown by the long missing aviatrix Amelia Earhart has arrived at HARS. The aircraft has been transferred to the Society from the Museum of Victoria where the aircraft has been part of the collection of aircraft gathered by the now defunct NASMA Museum – Point Cook.
HARS is deeply honoured that it has been chosen by the Museum of Victoria to be the custodian of this historical treasure. On a nationwide basis, HARS is recognised by government, military and private individuals as an organisation that can care for these treasures in an appropriate environment.
The aircraft is steeped in history with an interesting, and at times, exciting wartime background that was followed by a civilian life that included a substantial period of service as a BHP corporate aircraft.
Research is currently being conducted into the history of this special aircraft with updates to be followed soon.
HARS would like to extend a special thank you to its Transport Manager, Mr Alan Lever, who organised the specialised transport and logistics for the recovery of this aircraft from Nowra.
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Do you have any employment opportunities with HARS,I’ve been interested in aviation for many years now.Particularly WW2 aircraft;and vintage civilian planes that have piston engines.
Iv’e been employed in retail for the past ten years and would really like to be involved in a worthwhile enterprise such as HARS.Money is not an issue, just the sheer involvement of being around those wonderful machines and working with like minded people.I firmly believe that the museum is a magnificent undertaking and can only grow and prosper over the years.
As I understand it ,Silver City and Silver Gull were bought before the war by B.H.P. for executive and exploration use. Both were painted in camoflage paint during the war but were never used in action.I understand this paint reduced their top speed by quite a few knots and when removed after the war, they never recovered this loss of speed.My father was employed by B.H.P and flew both these planes till there eventual replacement.