On 26th January the HARS PBY6A Catalina performed three touch and go landings on Newcastle Harbour north of Sydney NSW during their Australia Day maritime festival. The touchdowns were made just north of Horseshoe Beach and lift offs before Dyke Point. A huge crowd witnessed appreciated and applauded the demonstration […]
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In another successful appearance, both HARS De Havilland Caribou army transports, our Catalina PBY6A, and Super Constellation “Connie” have graced the skies at the Avalon Airshow in Victoria from 28th February to 3rd March this year. Connie flew daily and also took part in the Night Alight display on Friday evening. One Caribou […]
The main celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Southern Cross flight to New Zealand by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and crew took place on Saturday 12 January 2013 at Gerroa NSW. The original Southern Cross flight left Seven Mile beach, at Gerroa, in the early hours of 11 January 1933. […]