• The Dirty Side of Aircraft Restoration

    The Dirty Side of Aircraft Restoration

    For those that think aircraft restoration and preservation is all hard work and sweat, think again.  HARS members, Trevor Wallace, Bill Smith and Mr Hollywood himself (Mike Delahunty) enjoying a fine selection of Australian prawns, oysters and a couple of cold ones.  Meanwhile progress on the DC4 is…. Life is pretty good as a HARS member!

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  • Clipped Wing for CAC Ceres

    Clipped Wing for CAC Ceres

    A recent addition to the collection at HARS is the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-28 Ceres, an adaption of the CA-16 Wirraway, an advanced training aircraft used in WWII by the RAAF.  Owned by the late Cliff Kearney of Blayney Air Farmers and recently acquired by HARS member Bill Smith as a HARS restoration project.  With the airframe now re-assembled, the Ceres is [...]

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  • The Tail of a Grumman Tracker

    The Tail of a Grumman Tracker

    HARS members today were hard at work re-installing the rudder on 851, the HARS Grumman S-2G Tracker.  Project Leader, Brian Kelly, Bill Smith and Mike Delahunty all on hand to help make it possible.  Brian and his group are working hard to restore 851, with the long-term goal of possibly seeing it return to the sky again.

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