Vampire

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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 […]

De Havilland T-35A Vampire A79-665 VH-FJW

The Vampire began as an experimental aircraft with design work beginning at the de Havilland works at Hatfield in mid 1942. Originally named the ‘Spider Crab’, the aircraft was entirely a de Havilland project, exploiting the company’s extensive experience in using moulded plywood for aircraft construction, as used in the Mosquito bomber. It […]