• Southern Cross Wing On The Move

    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 [...]

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  • Southern Cross Wing En-Route

    Southern Cross Wing En-Route

    April 14th, 2010 will see the much anticipated Southern Cross wing arrive to the HARS restoration workshops.  On its arrival it will be unloaded into the Museum hangar where it will undergo detailed examination by the restoration engineers.  Having been damaged on its last flight, the large and delicate timber wing requires repairs to the outer 20 ft of its [...]

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