Catalina

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HARS Prepares for Wings Over Illawarra 2019

Thursday 2 May was a very busy and productive day at HARS as our volunteers worked to prepare a wide range of HARS airframes for display at Wings Over Illawarra 2019 which is being held this coming weekend 4 & 5 May. We at HARS hope that all those visiting […]

Felix (Catalina) Returns Home

Back in October the HARS Catalina (Felix) set off north to participate in the Rathmines Catalina Festival.  Unfortunately Felix experienced an engine problem that forced a diversion to Rutherford (near Maitland) for an extended stay.  The Catalina team performed a precautionary engine change and the team brought her home an […]

4 Generations of Maritime Patrol Aircraft on Display

On 27 November two HARS aircraft, the PBY-6A Catalina and P2V-7 Neptune, were present at RAAF Edinburgh to participate in celebrations to mark the arrival of the first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft that will replace the ageing Orion fleet.  HARS was invited to participate because, with our two […]