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, Author at HARS Aviation Museum

Museum News

Catalina Stars at Rathmines Festival

On 3rd November 2012 the HARS Catalina VH PBZ paid a visit to the Catalina Festival at the historic Rathmines World War 2 RAAF seaplane maintenance base on Lake Macquarie New South Wales and wowed the crowd with its water landing, taxi up the seaplane ramp, public inspection and departure. […]

Museum News

HARS Restores Piaggio VH MMP

A team of hard working volunteers led by ex TAA engineer Reg Barker has restored Piaggio P166 ex VH MMP to static display condition for museum display. This aircraft had many owners in Australia including ANSETT Airlines for a short while and is restored in the colors it wore during […]

Museum News

Douglas DC 4 Progress

Since the rebuild and installation of the port outer wing in hangar one (seen after completion in our photo), The HARS C54 Skymaster (DC 4) ex VH PAF now VH EAY has been relocated to hangar 3 at HARS and surrounded with scaffolding to enable inspection of the fuselage upper regions and skins. […]