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.

HARS Navy Heritage Flight a Step Closer - Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

FORMER NAVY WESSEX HELICOPTER BEING RELOCATED TO HARS AVIATION MUSEUM

Unloading at HARS, Illawarra Regional Airport, on Wednesday 6 February at 3pm

Australia’s Navy aviation heritage will take a significant step to preservation when a former RAN Wessex helicopter arrives at the HARS Aviation Museum, at Illawarra Regional Airport, on Wednesday afternoon.

The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) has been selected as the preferred tenderer to acquire selected aircraft and spares previously operated by the RAN’s Fleet Air Arm at Nowra. This tender outcome is the result of over 14 years of dialogue between the RAN and HARS to develop acceptable ways of preserving Naval Aviation heritage, a dialogue which resulted in a restricted tender process where Australian Heritage Organisations were invited to tender to acquire the whole set of aircraft and spares.

For more details read the media release here.