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.

Southern Cross II Taxis for 1st Time in Nearly 20 Years - Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

In May 2002 Southern Cross II was badly damaged in an emergency landing.

For more than 10 years Southern Cross II has been at HARS Aviation Museum undergoing repairs to flying condition.

Thanks to a great team of people with a wide range of skills (some learned specifically for this aircraft) Southern Cross II is running and taxiing, and hopefully will be flying later this year.

Thanks to the HARS Media Team for putting together a video story of this latest event. It can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3QPk-ep2Aw.