Aviation Museums
and airworthy collections
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society
Airport Rd & Boomerang Ave, Albion Park Rail, NSW 2527
Airworthy Collection
(March 2017)
Formed in 1979, the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is based at Illawarra Regional Airport New South Wales and is dedicated "To recover and where possible restore to flying condition, aircraft or types of aircraft that have played a significant part in Australian Aviation History both in the Civil and Military arenas". As well as Airworthy Aircraft the society also display static aircraft.
Aircraft seen at the Australian International Airshow, Avalon 2015 & 2017
de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
VH-VBB / A4-234
Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina
VH-PBZ / A24-362
Lockheed P2H (P2V-7) Neptune
VH-IOY / A89-273
Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation
VH-EAG / #4176
also Airworthy
(March 2017)
de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
VH-VBA / A4-210
Lockheed P2H (P2V-7) Neptune
VH-LRR / 147566
CAC CA-25 Winjeel (Young Eagle)
VH-EAD / A84-435
Cessna 310B
VH-REK
de Havilland DHA-3 Drover
VH-DHM
de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth
VH-DHV
North American NA-16 Texan/Harvard/SNJ
VH-XAN
Douglas DC3
(aka C-47, Dakota, Skytrain, Gooney Bird)
VH-EAF / A65-94 and VH-EAE / A65-95
also static
Boeing 747-438 (VH-OJA)
CAC CA-27 Sabre (A94-901)
English Electric Canberra (WT492 / A84-502)
GAMD (CAC built CA-29) Mirage IIIO (A3-42)
General Dynamics F-111C (A8-109)
Hawker Hunter FR-74S (XF437)
Piaggio P-166 Portofino (c/n 365)
under restoration
Auster Autocar J5G (VH-NVY)
De Havilland Vampire T35 (A79-637 & A79-665)
Douglas DC4 / C-54 Skymaster (VH-EAY / ex VH-PAF)
Fokker FVIIB “Southern Cross” Replica (VH-USU)
Grumman S-2G Tracker (N12-152812)
Messerschmitt Bf 108 (NORD 1002)
Let L-200 Morava (VH-EMV)