At HARS, we have people from all walks of life. What sets us apart are the many retired and active Licenced Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Professional Pilots and Cabin Crew who either have or still work for Qantas. We are dedicated to Australian aviation history, and our collection of flying, under restoration and static display aircraft is testament to that. "Not bad for a bunch of old people".

Describe what people can expect.

The best description is "TARDIS". I have lost count of the people I have shown around who are literally amazed at what they see. I guess our advertising needs to be more spectacular.

Is HARS a standard museum?

Absolutely NOT!!! When you visit, a tour guide will escort you and show you all that is here. At HARS, you will be walking through operational hangars, able to get up close and personal with our aeroplanes and even explore some of them.

HARS Caribous, Connie and Catalina appear at Avalon International Airshow

In another successful appearance, both HARS De Havilland Caribou army transports, our Catalina PBY6A, and Super Constellation “Connie” have graced the skies at the Avalon Airshow in Victoria from 28th February to 3rd March this year. Connie flew daily and also took part in the Night Alight display on Friday evening. One Caribou was open to the public and the other took part in the daily flying display along with the Catalina. At Avalon, many visitors took the time to visit our four aircraft and meet our flight and ground crews.