Canberra T4 A84-502 static restoration completed
Following a lengthy recovery, reassembly and restoration, our English Electric Canberra trainer is now on public display in our museum. Come visit us and sit in the restored cockpit.
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Vampire 637 progress
De Havilland Vampire trainer A79-637 continues to make progress back to Flight status under a team of engineers led by Terry Wilson. Fuselage painting work is now complete and our recent work has concentrated on the wing fuel cells, cell bays, and associated fuel piping. When the wing tank work is complete, the wings will be fitted. Work has also started on the engine fuel hoses [...]
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Doors For Hangar One
A long term project at the HARS base has been the construction and installation of of a set of ten 9.5 metre high sliding doors for Hangar One. Thanks to our sponsors and supporters and the hard working HARS team led by Jim Hayes, four of the ten doors are now complete and in position ready for cladding.
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Harvard Arrives
Six years ago Harvard VH-SFY unceremoniously suffered power failure on take off at West Sale, Victoria, Operated as part of the RAAF Museums Historic Flight the aircraft was assessed by RAAF Museum engineering staff as Cat 5 (write-off) and placed into Museum stores at RAAF Laverton. A major departure of the undercarriage from the wing center section and subsequent spar [...]
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Southern Cross Wing On The Move
Friday November 26th saw the Southern Cross wing leave its display area in the HARS Museum Building and head down to a new restoration area at the far end of the HARS Super Hangar complex. Ten HARS members gathered to push and pull the 60ft long wing down the taxiway. Passing aircraft chatter included such cute comments as; “VH-USU you [...]
