A feast of aviation fun will be on show for visitors to HARS Aviation Museum during this weekend’s three days of August Tarmac Days (Friday, August 8 to Sunday 10th).
With light showers on the weather forecast, the large undercover hangars make HARS a great family destination.
In addition, new display arrangements on immediately adjacent tarmac areas will allow visitors to get up close to legacy aircraft, including a Fokker Friendship F27 now in TAA livery, former RAAF Neptune 281 sub hunter, a DC-4 / C-54 that took part in the Berlin Airlift, an English Electric Canberra bomber and the Merlin twin turboprop business aircraft which police confiscated on its landing at Shellharbour Airport in 2015.
HARS President Bob De La Hunty said the volunteer tour guides will be able to show visitors legacy aircraft including a former RAAF Dakota/C-47, a De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, former French Navy Neptune 566, the privately owned L39 Albatros fast jet and an immaculately restored airworthy Victa Air Tourer plus, essentially, the beautifully restored replica of the Southern Cross Fokker trimotor used for Sir Charles Kingsford Smith’s defiant first crossing of the Pacific back in 1928.
“It’s true aviation history on show and up close to share with all visitors at HARS,” Mr De La Hunty said.
Caribou A4-210 is set to fly on Saturday late morning, subject to weather and the operational reality of a 50-year-old aircraft.
Also flying every day will be the sensational L39 Albatros – giving its paying guests a thrilling fast jet experience like no other.
Necessary engineering work continues in the display hangar on the classic Lockheed Super Constellation C-121C “Connie” which remains open so visitors can walk in to experience what international flying was like in the 1950s and work also continues to allow the former RAAF Lockheed Orion AP-3C Orion to continue flying.
Visit HARS Aviation Museum
Closed only on Christmas Day, HARS Aviation Museum offers a largely undercover and hands-on experience for visitors at its Shellharbour Airport hangars.
HARS Aviation Museum is open from 9.30 to 3.30 daily for tours hosted by informative volunteer guides (last tour 2 pm) including a walk through the double record setting former Qantas Boeing 747-400.
It is located at Shellharbour Airport, off the old Princes Highway at Albion Park Rail and just a short walk from the railway station.
Visitors can make a meal of it when they drop into Café Connie (9.30 am to 2 pm) where the menu offers a great value selection of delicious home-made hot and cold foods plus excellent coffee.
Details of check-in at HARS Aviation Museum at www.hars.org.au
