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HISTORIC AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY

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Tel: 02 4257 4333 Web: www.hars.org.au Illawarra Regional Airport Fax: 02 4257 4388 Email: [email protected] Cnr Boomerang & Airport Roads Albion Park Rail NSW 2527 Since 1979 Welcome to HARS Our History

The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is a not HARS has currently more than 40 aircraft in its collection for profit voluntary organisation that was formed in 1979 with many still flying and was recognised in 1997 by the by a group of passionate aviation collectors desperate International Guild of Air Pilots & Air Navigators when to preserve Australian aviation history that was fast we received the Grand Masters Australian Award for the disappearing. restoration of our Lockheed Super Constellation. It was in this capacity that our early HARS members traversed the Australian continent seeking aviation Bob De La Hunty artefacts that were located on farm properties, scrap Mr Bob De La Hunty OAM yards and bushland. These expeditions resulted in HARS (President HARS) providing considerable assistance to many restoration projects including outside of HARS itself, both in and overseas. Of great significance was the recovery in the early 1980’s of two Beaufighter airframes from north western Australia. Our Mission One, a Mark I Beaufighter aircraft, was restored by HARS and subsequently exchanged for the Lockheed Super Constellation, VH-EAG. That Beaufighter now resides in the Statement Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. To recover and, where possible, restore to flying condition aircraft that have played a significant part in Australia’s HARS became an incorporated society with a formal aviation history both in civil and military arenas together Constitution in 1988 and is a registered deductible gift with the preservation of historical aviation records. Contact information recipient organisation allowing tax deductible donations to support its operations. ADDRESS Cnr Airport Road & Boomerang Avenue, Albion Park Rail We have actively recruited specialist people from within Admission Adults $15, Seniors $8 & Children $5 (12 and under) the aviation industry and business overall who have an interest in the preservation of historical aircraft. We now Families $35 (x2 Adults, x2 Children) have within our membership many current or former licensed aircraft engineers and others with piloting, Website www.hars.org.au Visit us online regulatory or general support skills. Our membership exceeds 500. Email [email protected] HARS has built an 11,000 square metre hangar complex Phone 02 4257 4333 at the Illawarra Regional Airport with financial support coming partly from corporate sponsorship, the general public and supportive entrepreneurs as well as events that OPEN TIMES we attend with our aircraft. Friday 12pm - 4pm Saturday 9am - 3pm Sunday 10am - 2pm *or by appointment HARS2 3 Museum Map g24

Contents The musuem map will be located in the middle of the booklet for easy access and may divide the information relating to the aircraft and/or exhibits.

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Nem sit, tempore pudaerferio experumquo optibus eium tatem re rercips untium suntem aut doloribus reni aut eaquae provid ficima sitiumque liqui undaectin pa sumquos quatem quam istotatur? Borestiae re volorepero ipsae veles maio. Ari quaectibus es moluptatur, sum aborepe diatem ut ventianti rem. Milis tinvent quam, alique perum fugiam dus alit consequ iaspit es ma nihil ius aliquid ucimpor eperum quibusam simus re, conserit aut officium qui od molecestio HARS6 bla im ium dolupta eperum quibus ium. 7 AUSTER BOEING 747-400 (VH-OJA) Our Aircraft (AUTOCAR) The first 747-400 aircraft was designed by Boeing in the mid-1980s and assembled at its Everett factory in Washington state, USA. Northwest Airlines placed the first order for the new aircraft model in 1985 and operated the first commercial passenger service in February 1989 on the 20th anniversary of the first B747-100 flight. A British built four seater touring/liaison aircraft designed The 400 is built upon the tried and true 747 airframe but with a new advanced “Glass ” with computerised screen instruments just after WWII first flown in September 1949. The RAN and systems, this eliminated the flight engineer required of earlier 747 models. The aircraft was the more fuel efficient with an purchased two Autocars in 1949 and these arrived in increased range of nearly ~2,000 km enabling long haul flights such as Sydney to Los Angeles non-stop and Sydney to with Australia from Britain on board the HMAS just one stop. Sydney. They were retired in late 1963. Qantas Airways was one of the first 747-400 customers with an initial order of 18....The airline named its entire 400 series fleet Our aircraft was actually a civilian one and was originally ‘Longreach’ in tribute to the outback Queensland town that figured prominently in Qantas’ origins and the aircraft’s exceptional long owned by Kingsford Smith Aviation. It was acquired by the range. Naval Museum at Nowra and fully restored to represent one of the two Autocars the RAN owned. The aircraft is Our aircraft, was the 1st Qantas 747-400 and was called “City of Canberra”, (All 1st aircraft of a new type are called “City of Canberra” now owned by HARS members and is fully airworthy. by Qantas). Her official registration was VH-OJA, and she holds the world record for the longest none stop flight by a commercial aircraft...... London to Sydney in August 1989 for a total flight time of 20hrs Engine is an air cooled 4 Cylinder inverted, Blackburn Specifications and 9 minutes at an average speed of ~893km/h for a total distance of Cirrus Major of ~386cu.in, (~6.3 litres) ~140HP. ~18,012km. It carried just 23 passengers and crew and used a special blend Wing span: 28.96m 63’-11.5” of high density fuel to enable it fly the record distance. The engine is inverted (Upside down) to get good Length: 19.63m 65’-6” ground clearance & pilot view. Height: 5.16m 15’-7” The City of Canberra was in service for 25.3 years....flew 13,833 flights.... carried 4,094,568 passengers....has flown nearly 85 million kilometres, which Interestingly, in 1955 a sister plane (VH-AET) to ours famously accidentally took off without its pilot from Kingsford Smith Aviation Wing area: 89m2 960’2 is equivalent to 110.2 return trips to the moon. at Bankstown when the hand brake was not set properly and the throttle left too advanced. A strong westerly pushed the plane Empty weight: 11,521kg 25,400lbs easterly over Sydney and there was real concern that if it ran out of fuel it could crash into homes. Eventually it reached some 9000ft Loaded weight: 12,804kg 38,000lbs HARS acquired The City of Canberra on 8 March 2015 as a gift from Qantas and was pushed out to sea but a comedy of errors ensued when it took the combined efforts of a RAAF Wirraway (Guns froze), RAAF after Qantas cancelled a plan to retire her to an ‘aircraft graveyard’ in Wing loading: 124.4kg/m2 25.5lbs/ft2 Meteor (Guns jammed), and two RAN Sea Fury fighters to shoot this little aircraft down just off Palm Beach. Victorville, California and instead donated the historic aircraft to HARS to Power loading: 4.76kg/hp 14.1lbs/hp Cruising speed ~ 100mph (~160km/h) range ~500 miles (~800km) crew of 1 plus 3 passengers. 180 built. be preserved. Fuel capacity: 6,260L 1,377Gal Her final flight from Sydney to Illawarra Regional Airport was just ~12 minutes, Oil capacity: 152L 553Gal Specifications the shortest ever by a Qantas 747 and the first (and probably only) time Maximum speed (40,000ft) 917km/h 570mph this aircraft type has landed at our airport. The flight was several months Wing span: 10.97m 36’-0” Maximum speed (sea level) 833km/h 518mph in planning including the pilots spending more than 25 hours in a flight Length: 7.06m 23’-2” Maximum cruise speed: 703km/h 390mph simulator in preparation. The arrival was watched by tens of thousands Height: 2.3m 7’-6” Rate of climb: 1,280m/min 4,300ft/min of people gathered at all vantage points around the airport. Our aircraft is Wing area: 17.2m2 185’2 Ceiling: 7,076m 48,000ft currently the only 747-400 on public display in the world. Empty weight: 635kg 1,400lbs Ceiling (one engine): 2,895m 9,500ft Our HARS volunteers include former Qantas pilots, cabin crew and engineers Maximum take off weight: 1,085kg 2,400lbs Maximum ferry range: 5,649km 3,510mi who operated on the aircraft. Wing loading: 63.08kg/m2 12.97lbs/ft2 Range (maximum payload): 2,060km 984mi Crew: Flight Crew 2 – Captain & First Officer (1 or 2 Second Officers carried on Maximum speed: 186.65km/h 116mph Power - take off: 895kw 7,500lb static thrust long haul flights) Cabin Crew 13 – 1 xCust. Service Manager,1 x Cust. Service Maximum cruise speed: 160.9km/h 100mph Weight: 665kg 1,467bs Supervisor,11 x Flight, Attendants. Rate of climb: 160.02m/min 525ft/min Ceiling: 3,352.8m 500ft Range: 804.7km 500mi Engine: Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 4 Cylinder inverted, in-line, air-cooled Displacement: 6.3L 386cu.in Power - take off: .2078kw 155hp Power - cruise: .187kw 140hp Weight: 151kg 333lbs First flight: G-AJYK in August 1949 Currently registered in Australia: 2xJ-5s, 133 Austers HARS8 9 CARIBOU CANBERRA DHC-4 Specifications Built in by as a rugged STOL (Short Take Off & Wing span: 29.15m 95’-7.5” ENGLISH ELECTRIC Landing) battlefield cargo aircraft ....1st flown in 1958..... Designed to land on Length: 22.13m 72’-7” rough dirt runways or roads right near the battle front to quickly resupply Height: 9.7m 31’-9” T.Mk-4 troops and evacuate wounded. Wing area: 84.72m2 912ft2 The Caribou has full wing length flaps that increase the wing area and hence Aspect ratio: 10:1 lift . Wing loading: 158kg/m2 31.25lbs/ft2 Designed in England in 1944 by English Electric as an unarmed, repainted internally and externally...Her old canopy was white The RAAF ordered our 1st Caribou in 1963 to replace the existing Dakota Payload max: 3,965kg 8,740lbs high altitude, fast, jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft...First with age so a “brand new” 55yr old canopy was sourced from transport aircraft in the Passengers: 32 troops 26 paratroopers flew in May1949... It was so good the RAAF immediately ordered England and fitted. RAAF...... A total 29 were acquired over the years. Maximum take-off weight 12,928kg 28,500lbs 48 in 1950 ...And in honour of Australia being the first export Crew was a pilot and navigator/bomb aimer...... Maximum speed Fuel capacity: 3,137L 690Gal customer the aircraft was officially christened the “Canberra” They can carry 32 fully armed troops....22 stretcher cases or 2 x Land Rover ( ~900km/h...... range (with bombs)~2,000km...... without bombs Oil capacity: 227L 50Gal (after the Capital of Australia) by Australian Prime Minister Bob jeeps) or up to ~4 tonnes of supplies & munitions...... Large rear access ramp for ~5,500km....powered by 2 x Rolls Royce Avon jet engines (Same Maximum speed 348km/h at 1,980m 216mph at 6,500ft Menzies in January 1951. easy unloading and loading....These can be opened in flight to allow paratroopers as in our Avon Sabre and Hunter) of ~7,500lbs thrust each...... to jump out or to drop cargo with parachutes. Economical cruise speed: 293km/h at 2,285m 182mph at 7,500ft Canberra’s first entered RAF service in England in mid 1951 and altitude up to ~48,000ft...... special high altitude USAF versions Rate of climb: 413m/min 1,355ft/min Australia’s first Canberra’s entered service in late 1953 ...These could reach ~82,000ft Our aircraft A4-210 & A4-234 entered RAAF service in late 1964 and 1965 Ceiling (with passengers): 3,962m 13,000ft were built in Melbourne ...Last RAAF Canberra’s were retired from respectively....Both are Vietnam veterans where they were part of RAAF service in 1982. Transport Fight Vietnam...... This later became 35 Transport Squadron. Service ceiling 7,569m 24,800ft Maximum range: 2,103km 1,307mi Some ~400 Canberra’s were licence built in the US by Glen L. Specifications In 1968 A4 -210 famously ran into a drainage ditch next to the runway at Da Lat in Range (maximum payload): 390km 242mi Martin Company for the US Air Force in the 1950’s as the B57. Vietnam which bent her .....US Army contractors in Vietnam undertook These had a tandem cockpit (pilot in front of navigator) plus 50 Wing span: 28.96m 63’-11.5” initial repairs but she was brought back to Australia where personel of RAAF Take-off run: 361m 1,185ft calibre machine guns or 20mm cannons mounted in the wings. Length: 19.63m 65’-6” 38 Squadron at Richmond undertook further repairs then final tuning at ARDU Take-off run (STOL): 221m 725ft Although product finished in 1957 Special high altitude versions Height: 5.16m 15’-7” (Aircraft Research and Development Unit) at RAAF Base Edinburgh. In spite of Landing run: 376m 1,235ft called the WB57F are still operated by NASA & these have an ultra Wing area: 89m2 960ft2 all the repairs some RAAF pilots claim she does not fly as straight as other Landing run (STOL): 204m 670ft Caribous...... Her RAAF radio call sign was VM-JMU (Juliet Mike UNIFORM) but pilots long wing span of over 37metres and can reach ~82,000 ft. Empty weight: 11,521kg 25,400lbs Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney R2000-7M2, 14 cylinder jokingly called her Juliet Mike USELESS...... Despite her unflattering reputation They served in Vietnam with 2 Sqn RAAF under US Air Force 35th Loaded weight: 12,804kg 38,000lbs supercharged, two row radials she was the official Caribou demonstration aircraft at the RAAF Bicentennial Air 3 2 2 Displacement: 32.77L 2,000in Tactical Fighter Wing Command. Interestingly, Canberras could Wing loading: 124.4kg/m 25.5lbs/ft Show at Richmond RAAF Base in 1988. carry 6 x 1,000lb British bombs internally in its bomb bay.....but in Power loading: 4.76kg/hp 14.1lbs/hp Power (take-off): 1,080kw, 2,700rpm 1,450hp at 50” Vietnam the only bombs available were US designed...And only 4 A4-234 was famously the last RAAF aircraft out of Vietnam and flew home to Power (cruise): 547kw at 4,600m 735hp at 15,000ft Fuel capacity: 6,260L 1,377Gal Australia in February 1972 ...... Both aircraft were retired from the RAAF service in x 750lb US bombs would fit in the bomb bay.....So a typical Aussie Weight: 722kg 1,595lbs solution was reached ...... The drop tanks were removed and an Oil capacity: 152L 553Gal late 2009 with ~19,000 flight hours each...... They were kept in open air storage Maximum speed (40,000ft) 917km/h 570mph at Oakey until 2011 when HARS successfully won the tender for the two aircraft Propellers: Hamilton standard 43D50-7059A Hydromatic additional 2 x 750lb US bombs could be carried (1 on each wing three blade constant speed, fully feathering tip).....The bomb aimer would push the normal bomb release Maximum speed (sea level) 833km/h 518mph plus spares. Diameter: 4m 13’-1” buttons for the 4 bombs internally but had to push the “Drop Maximum cruise speed: 703km/h 390mph Both aircraft are totally airworthy and are in excellent condition...... They are a First flight: 30 July 1958 Tank Release Switch” to drop the bombs on the wing tips...... Rate of climb: 1,280m/min 4,300ft/min flying memorial to all Australian Service personnel who served in the Vietnam Total production: 307 (29 for RAAF) US Commanders in Vietnam regarded the Canberra as obsolete Ceiling: 7,076m 48,000ft War. yet the RAAF 2 Sqn Canberras achieved ~16% of the total bomb Ceiling (one engine): 2,895m 9,500ft damage recorded by the 35th Wing but only flew 6% of the total The Caribou can famously take-off in only bomber sorties. Maximum ferry range: 5,649km 3,510mi ~220m .... & land in only ~200m (Even less into Range (maximum payload): 2,060km 984mi a head wind !!!!). Our Canberra was built in Britain in late 1955 as a T4 Trainer and Powerplants: 2x Rolls-Royce Acon 109 (RA-7) Powered by 2 x Pratt and Whitney R2000 used by the RAF as WT492....She was transferred to the RAAF in Single spool 15 stage axial compressor turbojets mid 1956 and became A84-502. She has a solid nose as a Trainer engines (~2,000 cu.in or ~32.7Litres)...... 14 Power - take off: 895kw 7,500lb static thrust while the operational Canberra bombers had clear Perspex for Cylinders...... 1,450HP each...... Caribous have the Bomb Aimers. Weight: 665kg 1,467bs 2 x Pilots & a Loadmaster/Engineer ...... Range First flight: VN799 - Friday 13th May, 1949 by Ronald P. ‘Bee’ ~2,100km...... Maximum Speed ~350km/h She spent time with 2 Sqn RAAF, ARDU (Aircraft Development and Beaumont at Warton Lancashire, Research Unit), Woomera and 6 Sqn RAAF...Retired from front line Total production: 901 English Electric built service in 1964 and then used as a training aid till 1983. DAP production: 48 for RAAF HARS members acquired her in 1983 and she was stored in the First flight of DAP Canberra A84-201 on 29 May 1953 open at Australian Aviation Museum Bankstown untill brought to RAAF operated forty-eight B.Mk-20s and five English Electric built T.Mk4s. Five CAC built Albion Park Rail in 2010 for complete static restoration...... Fully B.Mk-20s were converted to dual control trainers and re-designated Mk-21 HARS10 11 Long Range maritime reconnaissance, rescue & mine laying aircraft designed in the early 1930s....Our aircraft was built in New Orleans for US CATALINA Navy in 1945 ...... Ours is an amphibian (it has wheels). Those in RAAF service were mostly seaplanes (no wheels). CONSOLIDATED PBY-6A After WW11 sold off & converted to water bomber, in 1986 sunk in a fresh water lake in .....Recovered, rebuilt and used as fire bomber in . HARS acquired it in 2002. Dick Smith is the plane’s main sponsor.... Specifications HARS has added new blisters and nose turret. Wing span: 31.7m 104ft It is a flying memorial to all RAAF airmen who fly these aircraft in WW11.... Painted to represent RAAF A94-362 flown by HARS member Rees Hughes. Length: 19.45m 63’-10” Height: 6.85m 22’-6” Aircraft was very slow... Speed only ~200km/h.... Flew secret missions deep 2 2 into Japanese territory at night to lay mines in harbours through out SE Wing area: 130m 1,400ft Asia to disrupt Japanese shipping... hence painted black for night time Empty weight: 7,950kg 17,526lbs camouflage. Normal take-off weight: 14,430kg 31,813lbs In WW11 they mined many harbours include Hong Kong, Manila, Hai Phong... Maximum take-off weight: 15,422kg 34,550lbs Dropped off army commandos fighting Japanese and rescued many downed Maximim landing weight: 12,250kg 27,000lbs Allied aircrew....Some missions were up to 30hrs flying, lasting over several Fuel capacity: 5,900L 1,460Gal days with the aircraft hiding from the Japanese during daylight hours Oil capacity: 440L 108Gal Specifications in isolated inlets in the Indonesian and Philippine islands.....During WW11 Maximum speed 286.5km/h at 2,134m 178mph at 7,000ft CESSNA C-310B Wing span: 19.9m 35’-7” QANTAS flew mail and VIP passengers across the Indian Ocean between Typical cruise speed: 172.2km/h 107mph (101kts) Australia and Ceylon using Catalina’s ....QANTAS awarded VIP passengers the Length: 7.9m 26’-1” Rate of climb: 192m/min 630ft/min Designed in 1953 as a fast small charter aircraft ...... The Model 310 was order of the Double Sunrise.....Long range of ~4,000kms or more...... Crew of the first twin engine aircraft built by Cessna. Height: 3.1m 10’-4” 9-11...Cream of the RAAF Navigators for night time flying. Service ceiling: 4,938m 16,200ft Wing area: 16.63m2 179ft2 Range: 4,080km 2,535mi (2,203nm) Our aircraft was one of two purchased in 1957 by CSIRO for cloud 2 x 50 Cal machine guns in blisters ....1 x 303 Machine Gun each front turret Aerofoil section: NACA 2300 Take-off run (at 34,000lbs): 1,098m 3,590ft seeding experiments using silver iodine (The chemical used in the old and rear tunnel...mines or bombs up to ~4,000lbs (~1,800kg) hung under black & white photographic process.) which has a crystal structure Dihedral: 5 degrees the wings....Same bomb load as a B17 Flying Fortress. Water take-off: 30 seconds similar to ice and can help attract water droplets together in existing Aspect ratio: 7.3:1 Landing run (at 26,000lbs): 460m 2,250ft Engines are Pratt & Whitney 1830’s (1,830cu inches or ~30 litres each) of clouds to form rain. Empty weight: 1,520kg 3,341lbs Stalling speed (at23,000lbs): 53knots ~1,200hp each...... Same engine on the DC3 (Dakota)....Very reliable engines Both aircraft arrived in Australia on 5th December 1957 having flown Loaded weight: 2,134kg 4,700lbs and crews called them “Mr Pratt and Mr Whitney”. Stalling speed (at 34,000lbs): 63knots the Pacific via . Useful load: 614kg 1,354lbs Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney R1830-93 twin wasp, 14 The area between the 2 x engines is all fuel tank (~6,000 Litres)...... The rear cylinder, two row radials Special iodine dispensing equipment was manufactured by University Fuel capacity: 386L 85Gal half of the wing is doped Linen for lightness. Displacement 30L 1,830in3 of Sydney and fitted under the wings at Bankstown by Rex Aviation Optional aux. tanks: 117L 25.8Gal Maximum speed ~300km/h...... Cruise speed ~200km/h....range ~5,700km...... Power (take-off): 894.6kw 1,200hp (Not the current airline)....Sold off in May 1967...... Then to various Oil capacity: 22.7L 5Gal maximum “none stop” endurance ~31 hours. Power (cruise): 782.8kw at 2,286m 1,050hp at 7,500ft owners including Simpson Aviation and Trans West Air Charter. Maximum speed: 381km/h 237mph Weight: 665.4kg 1,467lbs Sold off and used for 7 years in the New Guinea by Father Jeremy Cruise speed: 288km/h 179mph Propellers: Hamilton standard 23ES50-493 hydromatic Flynn...... Father Flynn was a HARS member and passionate pilot ...... Rate of climb: 470m/min 1,540ft/min three aluminium blade, constant speed, fully Brought back to Australia and fully restored in 1994....Left to HARS in Ceiling: 6,065m 19,900ft feathering Father Flynn’s Will & acquired by HARS in 1996 after Father Flynn’s Range (with aux. fuel): 2,020km 1,255mi Diameter: 3.53m 11’-6” death. Engines: 2x Teledyne Continental 10-470-M, Crew: 2x pilots, flight engineer, navigator, radio Fully restored and maintained by HARS for pilot training. six cylinder, horizontally opposwed, operator, bombardier/bow gunner and two air-cooled, direct drive waist gunners Powered by 2 x 6 Cylinder Continental engines (~470cu in or ~7.8 Displacement: 7.7L 417in3 Offensive armament 4x454kg/1,000lbs bombs or 4x 227kh/500lbs litres each) of ~240hp each.....maximum speed ~350km/h...... could (under wing): bombs or 4x147/325lbs depth charges or carry 4 people Power (take-off): 194kw 260hp at 2,645rpm 2xMk.13-2 torpedoes or mines Power (cruise): 100kw 135hp Defensive armament: 1x .30” Browning machine gun in bow turrent Weight: 159kg 350lbs with 1,000 rounds, 1x .05” Browning machine gun with 800 rouns in two waist positions Propellers: Hartzell HC82XF-2, 2x aluminium blade and 1x .30” Browning machine gun in ventral constant speed, fully feathering tunnel. Diameter: 2.16m 6’-10” First flight (XP3Y-1: 21 March 1935 First flight: 3 January 1953 Production: 2,971 built (175 to RAAF) Production: 6,321 (over 70 registered in Australia) HARS12 13 ALLISON AVON Our Exhibits Aero Engine Jet Aero Engine

A robust, powerful jet engine of ~ 7,500 lbs of thrust built in Britain just after Specifications: Allison V-1710 WW11 by Rolls Royce to power the new Canberra Bomber.(See Canberra) Design was started by Rolls Royce as a private venture in September 1945 with the 12 Cylinder, V60 deg., liquid cooled, geared drive, supercharged piston engine production name AJ.65. : 140mm 5.5in The AJ.65 means Axial Jet 6,500 lbs thrust. The initial design target was thrust of ~6,500lbs. Axial in the name AJ65 means : 152mm 6in the airflow runs parallel to a central axle or shaft through the middle of the engine. Displacement: 28L 1,710in3 Though not technically quite correct ~7,500lbs of thrust is ~4,000 to 5,000 shaft horsepower. Width: 745mm 29.3in The early Avon has 12 banks or stages of blades. Late Avon’s had 15 stages of blades with the 1st stage of blades at the front Height: 985mm 38.6in being low pressure and each stage after that progressively higher pressure till the air enters the combustion cans (#point Length: 2,662mm 103in out cans) where it is mixed with fuel (Jet A1 or basically kerosene) ignited and pushed out the back. Weight: 707kg 1,560lbs Although the 1st prototype was started up in March 1947 it required much testing and fine tuning to be carried out for the Compression ratio: 6.45:1 engine to reach a quality that Rolls Royce was happy with. Power (take-off): 1,475hp at 3,000rpm Interestingly the 1st Avon jet engines to fly were two that were mounted on a specially converted civilian version of the Power (cruise): 1,100hp at 2,600rpm at 9,100m/29,000ft famous Lancaster Bomber (Called a Lancastrian) on the 15th August 1948. Construction: Further testing saw the 1st Avons installed in the new Canberra Bomber in May of 1949. The engine has proved very reliable Two piece aluminium alloy crankcase. Two cylinder blocks each consisting of six steel cylinder barrels shrunk in a one piece aluminium alloy head with an and robust in service. aluminium alloy coolant jacket to the head and to each of the six barrels. Each head-cylinder jacket assembly attached by fourteen long stud bolts extending through head. Two inlet valves and two exhaust valves (sodium cooled) per cylinder actuated by overhead camshaft. Six throw one piece counterbalanced The were successfully used in many different types of aircraft including our Australian Avon Sabre, fighter, crankshaft supported by seven plain bearings. Spur reduction gear, ratio 0.42:1 integral with engine. English Electric fighter and Comet passenger to name a few. Ultimately the basic Avon design was refined and upgrade to almost ~13,000lbs of thrust in the military Avon 302 as used in the English Electric Lightning fighter interceptor HARS engine: #42-33999 in the 1960s. Manufacturers: #9684 31st January 1942 Interestingly it was an Avon 302 that was used in Richard Nobles Thrust 2 car that set a new land speed record of 1,019km/h Recovered from: Yarrawonga, Victoria in November 2008 in 1983. Fitted to: RAAF Curtis P-40E Kitty Hawk Over time someone has removed the serial plate off our engine and unfortunately we have no history available. Time used: 480hrs as at 2nd August 1944 Amazingly, Avons are still made By Rolls Royce as heavy duty industrial power electricity generators for isolated mining Other aircraft using the Allison V1710 include: p-39 Aircobra, P-63 King Cobra, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, North American P-51A (Apache/Mustang) applications (Called the Avon 200 they are rated at over 20,000 shaft horsepower). 12 or 15 Stage Axial flow jet engine...... ~7,500lbs of thrust...... ~4,000 to 5,000 shaft horsepower .~ 3.3m longx A robust, powerful V 12 supercharged (air pump to pressure feed air into the engine) piston engine of some 1,710 cu inches (~28 Litres) first ~900mm...... ~1,000kg in weight...... ~11,000+ made to date designed in 1929 by the Allison Division of General Motors to meet the US Army Air Corps (precursor to the US Air Force) need for a 1,000 HP class aircraft motor. Initially installed in the airships Acron and Macon in 1931 the engine was progressively improved & developed ...... In 1937 it won the US Army Air Specifications: Rolls-Royce Avon 26 Corps 150 hour continuous running competition at its then rated 1,000 HP. Axial flow turbojet engine The US Army Air Corps ordered 3 new fighters to be designed around it ...... The twin tail P-38 Lockheed Lightening, the Bell Aircobra P39, and the Length: 3,175mm 125in Curtis Tomahawk. Diameter: 1,054mm 41.5in Our engine was made in January 1942 ...... It is # 9684 of over 70,000 “Allison 1710” engines that were all built by General Motors at it’s single engine Weight: 1,016kg 2,240lbs plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Power: 3,402kn st th 7,500llb st th Ours is a F39 Model rated at ~1,400 HP at ~3,000 rpm & and was originally fitted to an Australian RAAF Kittyhawk fighter during WW11. Construction: In service the Allison proved to be very reliable and ultimately powered 60% of all US Army Air Corps fighters..... Many different versions of the basic Fifteen stage axial flow compressor. Eight combustion chambers. Two stage turbine. motor were built with the ultimate being the V1710-143 rated at ~2,300HP ?? 1,328kg 2,925lbs Interestingly, by using mass production techniques the Allison used ~50 % less parts then the British equivalent Rolls Royce Merlin which was ?? 2,134kg 4,700lbs more hand finished. ?? 806kg 1,775lbs Our engine was recovered from the rear yard of a home in Yarrawonga, Victoria in November 2008. HARS engine: Rolls-Royce Avon 26 Liquid cool ...... V block ....12 cylinder.....28 litre...super charged piston engine...... ~1,400HP @ ~3,000rpm...... ~630kg...... 70,000+ ma Fitted to: Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-27 Avon Sabre - A94-901 Other aircraft using the Avon engines include: Aerospatiale SE-210 Caravelle, Vulcan, De Havilland DH-106 Comet 4, De Havilland DH-110 Sea Vixen, English Electric Canberra, English Electric Lightning, Gloster Javelin, Hawker Hunter, Supermarine Swift, Supermarine Scimitar, Vickers Valiant. HARS14 15 MERLIN Piston Aero Engine

A powerful, iconic, V 12 supercharged (air pump to pressure feed air into the engine), piston aero engine of some 1,650 cu inches (~27 Litres) first designed in the early 1930s by Rolls Royce to meet the Royal Air Forces need for a 1,000 HP class aircraft motor. Initially called the PV-12 (# Private Venture -12 cylinder as Rolls Royce funded the development costs) it was 1st bench test run in October 1933 and showed a modest ~750HP in its initial undeveloped form. CHEETAH Interestingly, it was 1st test flown in an old fashion bi-plane fighter in February 1935 ...... However, this was unsatisfactory so in 1936 Rolls Royce brought a Heinkel He 70 (Blitz), a German made high speed mail courier aircraft to test the PV-12 on...... The basic single engine Heinkel 70 design was later Piston Aero Engine enlarged and developed into a new design the famous two engined German Heinkel He 111 bomber of WW11. The potential of the PV-12 was appreciated by the RAF who in 1935 issued a requirement for two new fighters to be designed around the PV-12..... These 2 new fighters became the famous and ...... At this point funding of the PV-12 was taken over by the British Govt and Specifications: Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX the engine was given a new name...... MERLIN. 7 Cylinder, single row, air cooled, direct drive, supercharged radial piston engine Interestingly, it is called Merlin after a small European hunting bird and not “Merlin the Magician” of King Arthur fame. Bore: 133mm 5.25in The Merlin was progressively refined and ultimately produced ~2,000HP in the 133 version.... It saw service in most British fighters (Spitfire, Hurricane) and bombers (Lancaster the Mosquito bomber (The Wooden Wonder)) of WW11, and some American aircraft like P51 Mustang.... It was also made by Packard Stroke: 140mm 5.5in in America where it was called the V-1650 or more commonly... “Packard Merlin’s”. Diameter: 1,212mm 47.7in Our engine is a Merlin 25 and came off an RAF British built Mosquito bomber (The Famous Wooden Wonder) of secret 618 Squadron RAF which came to Displacement: 13.65L 835in3 Australia in late 1944 and was based at Narromine NSW. The Mosquito’s of 618 Squadron were specially modified to carry 2 of the famous Barnes Wallis Length: 1,342mm 52.9in bouncing bombs called “Highballs” to be used against Japanese ships in the Pacific. The squadron was disbanded in mid 1945 and whole Mosquito aircraft Weight: 289kg 635lbs were sold off as surplus in 1948 for ~20 pounds each with Merlin Motors selling for just ~8 pounds each. Compression ratio: 6.35:1 Our Merlin was purchased for $400 in the mid 1980’s after having sat under a tree on a property in the Dubbo area. Power (take-off): 340hp at 2,550rpm Interestingly, Mosquitoes were also made here in Australia during WW11 but had American made Packard Merlins 269’s fitted. Power (cruise): 210hp at 2,100rpm at 1,829m/6,000ft Liquid cool ...V block ...12 cylinder ....27 Litres.... Super charged piston engine...... ~1,600HP @ ~3,000rpm...... ~620kg...... ~149,600 made in period 1936 to Construction: 1950...... ~59HP/Litre. One piece barrel stype aluminium alloy crankcase, cylinders with steel barrels and aluminium alloy heads. One inlet and one exhaust valve (sodium cooled) per cylinder actuated by push rods. One throw one piece counterbalanced crankshaft supported by two roller bearings. Epicyclic spur reduction gear, ratio 0.732:1 Specifications: Rolls-Royce Merlin 25 : Gear driven, ratio 6.52:1 12 Cylinder, V60 deg., pressure liquid cooled, geared drive, supercharged piston engine Fuel system: 1x Claudel-Hobson AV70M updraft with two position automatic mixture control and automatic boost control. Bore: 137mm 5.4in Ignition: 2x B.T.H SC7-1 or -2 Magnetos. Stroke: 152mm 6in 2-14mm short reach spark plugs per cylinder. Shielded ignition system. Displacement: 27L 1,649in3 Lubrication: Pressure feed 5.3kg/cm2/75psi. Dry sump. Width: 757mm 29.8in Starter: Rotex N3EM direct cranking electric starter. Other aircraft using the Cheetah engines: Airspeed Envoy, , . Height: 1,092mm 43in Length: 1,803mm 7.5ft2 Frontal area: 0.72m2 7.5ft2 A simple, low stressed, robust, and reliable British designed radial (# the cylinders radiate from a central crankcase) aero engine...... 7 cylinders of some ~834 cu inches (~13.6 Litres) first built in 1935 the Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd for RAF training aircraft. Weight: 687kg 1,400lbs Compression ratio: 6.0:1 The Cheetah was so reliable it was the 1st aero engine rated by the to run up to 1,200 hours of usage between major overhauls. Power (take-off): 1,610hp at 3,000rpm 1,686mm/66.4+18lbs boost Used in RAF training aircraft like the (# looks like a Tiger Moth but with a radial Cheetah engine), the twin engine navigation trainer Airspeed Oxford and the twin engine bomber/navigation trainer and general liaison aircraft the Avro Anson. Power (cruise - low): 1,080hp at 2,650rpm at 2,700m/9,000ft Power (cruise - high): 1,000hp at 2,650rpm at 14,900m/16,000ft Our engine is serial #AS 4521...... It is most likely from a RAAF Avro Anson. Construction: Air cooled ...radial block ...7 cylinder, super charged aero engine...~340HP @ ~2,400rpm...... ~280kg...... ~13.5 Litres...... ~37,000+ made in period Two piece aluminium alloy crankcases. Two aluminium alloy cylinder blocks with a detachable head for each block. Steel cylinder liners. Two inlet valves and 1935 to 1948...... low stressed and very reliable at only ~25HP/Litre. tgwo exhaust valves (sodium cooled) per cylinder actuated by overhead camshaft. Six throw one piece counterbalanced crankshaft supported by seven plain bearings. Spur reduction gear, ratio 0.42:1 intergral with engine.

Supercharger: Gear driven one stage, two speed, ratios 8.15:1 and 9.49:1 Fuel system: Rolls-Royce SU AVT40-193 2 barrel updraft carburetor with automatic mixture control and boost control Ignition system: 2x B.T.H CSE12-S or NES12-4 Magentos. 2-14mm short reach spark plugs per cylinder. Shielded ignition system. Lubrication: Pressure fed 4.2kg/cm2/60lbs/in2. Main bearings lubricated by hollow crankshaft end to end system. Dry sump. Starter: B.T.H. CA-4650 direct cranking electric starter. HARS engines: C/N 104605 built at Willmington, Glasglow. Delivered 25th July, 1944. C/N 106607 built by Ford at Trafford Park, Manchester. Delivered 14th October 1944. Fitted to: De Havilland (UK) built B-Vis supplied to the RAAF Other aircraft using Merlin engines: Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, , , , DC-4M Argonaut, , II, Curtiss P-40F Kittyhawk, De Havilland DH-103 Hornet, , Fairey Barracuda, Fairey Fulmar, Fiat G59, Handley Page Halifax, Hawker Hurricane, HARS16 , North American P-51B, C, D, H, North American F-82 Twin Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire, Vickers Wellington. 17 HASTINGS DEERING Our Equipment Airstairs LEYLAND ‘HIPPO’ TANKER

Our tanker is a 1952 Leyland ‘Hippo’ imported new to work as a refueller by Shell at Sydney’s (then called) Mascot Airport. There were Mark 1, 2, 3 and 4 production versions. Like many WWII production vehicles, there were no driving refinements. The Hippo was heavy on steering and the manual clutch and gearbox required skill and strength to operate. For example, the PTO selector lever could slip out of position while travelling and would isolate the gear box requiring you to stop the vehicle and pull the lever back to storage position so you could get moving again. The Leyland 600 diesel engine produces ~125 bhp at ~1800 rpm, displaces ~9.8 litres and her six run through a bore of ~4.8 inches over a stroke of ~5.5 inches. Slowing down & stopping relies on vacuum-assisted brakes. The original fleet number would have been ERMC 303 which had significance for identifying the vehicle.

In ~1958 Qantas Technical Services Division saw the need for a modern motorised air stair to complement its newly ordered jet airliner which was due to enter service in 1959. A team of Qantas engineers lead by George Roberts designed the all hydraulic stairs around readily available Ford car components. Qantas Empire Airways as it was known at that time ordered 14 Air Stairs from the Hastings Deerings Services Ltd of Parramatta Rd Lidcombe in 1959. Hasting Deering Services Ltd was an off- shoot of the Ford and Caterpillar Tractor Dealership of the same name. The Air Stairs were designed to be disassembled and to easily fit into a DC3 for transport to other locations around Australia. E = Jef fuel However, in spite of being able to be broken down for easy transport ..... R = Rellumit microfilter in one famous instance a set of air stairs was driven all the way to Alice M = Motorised Springs from Sydney. C = Tanker with a capacity of ~3000 gallons (~ 13,600 litres) HARS was three of these Air Stairs which came in a 4 cylinder Ford Anglia 3 = Pump rate which indicated Gallons per minute x 100 (Actual pump rate was ~220gpm or ~ 900 engine version and a larger 6 cylinder Ford Falcon engine version. The litres/minute. stairs could extend from a Minimum of 8ft up to a maximum height of 12ft 10ins. The vehicle was capable of refuelling, defuelling, self loading and circulating within the system through Our Air Stairs are beautifully fully restored ...... And features a four a valve selector called a “diverti” valve. (These vehicles were often mentioned in old refueller’s tales cylinder Anglia motor...... It was meticulously restored by HARS members when selling AVGAS. Peter and Allan Costigan together with the sign writing skills of Allan’s wife Nicky Costigan. It was easy to move the diverti valve to circulate, which showed flow on the meter but did not actually transfer fuel. Most of the old refuelling tankers had this system. The tanks had from 2 to 5 compartments, each one filled through a bottom fill and selected by a valve from the fill manifold. It was common practice to open all valves and have someone on top of the vehicle to dip the tank and monitor the fill. No auto shut-off. The back compartments filled first and it was necessary to get the caps on the dip tubes to stop fuel spray in the final stage of fill. Sometimes the valves did not get closed quickly enough and the man on the top got a bit of a jet fuel shower. Lots of spills in those early Sydney Airport days! HARS18 19 rerum rem reste re ipit mi, ut ut vit quatquia conecte nteceat umquati uritem offictore con rem accum qui cum excerum quam, accus dollaborepta aut es amusda HARS Facilities que quati doluptia quibus moluptae etur nusae. Sedit laborporest, omnimo et Ex exceptas aborpor essinve ndipicae Museum Map aceaquidit audisqui tet ligent laceprae vendendis sequamenda voluptasin provid velenis adis atas et rati untione mquaere voluptas eatium, exped entectatur apitiis eaque venis imilles et, ilis eicae. Estrum henecto qui audanim eturibus debit Safety si consequis prem repero ipsapid estione inciis et etur, sintur res ius, consequi prepell acitibu santetur mod que ad maio con endi sequibus quidendae consequiatur aliquas pelles soluptatiam Safety is our priority so please observe the following as you move around the museum and hangars: exeritat. plitature quis aliquat iorempo ratint am voluptia cume dignis everibu sapitiat ea • Stay with your tour guide Tur? Quia doluptaturit maion recepererunt volupta quisqui con nobitatur, consendi iducium vero blabo. • Do not leave the hangars res acepudia aliquam soluptatiis eum dellesti blabo. Berum laccum ene volut • Be alert as to where you are walking sandi volor accuptati ullatam re sus. enihili tatur? • Do not enter any aircraft without a guide Nam, omnis dolorepudit aut odita sedia Fugia consequis dis et esti reptatiur sum cusapedit utem. Neque ea cum delliqu que officiae vere solorem alit ut acillati • Do not enter any flight decks unless access is allowed. iducipsume sinctassiti dolore, net apelliti alic tem laboris sitae volum quibusam,

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Key Entrance Information Tour guide meeting point Exits Tickets Shop Toilets Carpark *In case of an emergency please move to the evactuation meeting point in the HARS carpark HARS20 21 Donations HARS Open Days & Other Info Would you like to make a donation towards the restoration of a HARS aircraft?

Both one-off and cyclical financial donations or bequests towards the ŸŸ What is the history of the object or specimen? restoration or continued support of aircraft in our fleet are gratefully ŸŸ Where was it made? Who made it? When was it made? received. To offer a donation of this type please contact the Treasurer ŸŸ Where is it from? Who owned it? at HARS through email [email protected] or by writing to: ŸŸ Who used it? When was it used? ŸŸ Do you have any information about the story surrounding the The Treasurer HARS Did You Know? object? P.O. Box 1071 ŸŸ Do you know any stories about the people connected to the object? Albion Park Rail NSW 2527 Interesting fact about HARS or specific aircraft ŸŸ What condition is the object or specimen in? *Please include your contact details and the aircraft that you are Dus int ressitiae pa et volecturias rento odigendit, quiduci idel interested in supporting. Please also send us a photograph of the object. inullaces endae minctio repudit, sit, conse soloritiam is molorpos Are you considering donating an item to the Historical Aircraft In order to consider your donation offer, we will need your full contact explaturibus et minulpa consendi aut ut omnis con perum details. This information will only be used in processing this enquiry. doluptia Restoration Society? The management committee coordinates all offers to donate items Donation requests can be made to: from whole aircraft to manuals and parts to the Historical Aircraft HARS Management Committee Restoration Society (HARS). Illawarra Regional Airport To assist us with your donation offer, please describe the aircraft, part P.O. Box 1071 or item you would like to donate. Provide as much detail as possible, Albion Park Rail NSW 2527 HARS Open Days HARS Group Tours including: Subtitle Subtitle Additional subtitle Additional subtitle

The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is pleased to HARS is delighted to offer limited group tours through its world-class recommend its series of Open Days showing off some of the unique museum on every day. Guided tours (including the lower deck of our aircraft held at its headquarters at the Illawarra Regional Airport at B747) start at 9:30am and finish at 3:30pm. Tours can be booked by Albion Park. calling our visitors’ desk on (02) 4257 4333. The open days will be held outside the HARS hangars and will involve Admission: the static display of some its distinctive aircraft. Members of the $20 per adult public will be able to board and sit in some of the aircraft including the of aircraft like our F-111C fighter bomber and Neptune $15 per senior/student concession submarine hunter. There will also be guided tours of the aircraft on $8 per child (5-14 years) display. $55 per family (2 adults plus up to 4 children). The open days will be held on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of every month between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Please allow 1-2 hours for a comprehensive tour. Please note: tours of the B747 are subject to weather. HARS Volunteers Volunteer name or sub heading for point of interest

Im iuscidui blan et volum dolestrud delessi et utatie do- lor irit et aliquis nostion vel dolum vel utpat wis nonsed dionsectem inciduisit dio odolore commodo odo Ipsam Admission autempor aborporibus eatecte por sed quos Includes on-board visits including sitting in cockpits Join the HARS Crew $15 adults Subtitle $8 seniors $5 per child (12 & under) HARS is always looking for new members whom are willing to actively participate in the society’s activities. Activities include: tour guiding, general duties, reception and shop duties, Mechanical – engine and airframe (both AMEs and LAMEs), and ground equipment. $35 per family (x2 adults, x2 children) If you are interested in joining the ranks of our volunteers at our expanding museum, please email your details to [email protected] to reserve a seat. Please note: tours of the B747 are HARS22 subject to weather. 23 Wings Over Illawarra HARS Sponsors

Contact us for information on becoming a sponsor. HARS gratefully acknowledges our sponsors, past and present, and welcomes new names to this honour roll:

Adecs (Aust); Flightpath Magazine; Mr G Paramour; ADC Krone; Frejak Constructions; Don Payne; Did You Know? Aero Club of Arizona; Mr R George; Peter Ryan Earthmoving; Aero Weigh; GNB Battery Technologies; R J Petitt; Pima Air & Space Museum (Tucson); Air BP; Mr W Goodhew; Protector Safety; Largest recorded attendence at Wings Over Illawarra was 45,000 people. Aircraft and Aerospace Magazine; Goodyear Air Treads; Qantas Airways; Dus int ressitiae pa et volecturias rento odigendit, quiduci idel inullaces Air Services Australia; Gossamer Threads; Qantas Flight Hostess Club; endae minctio repudit, sit, conse soloritiam is molorpos explaturibus et Mr. Bill Andronicos; Graham John Signs; Qantas 20 Club; minulpa consendi aut ut omnis con perum doluptia Ansett Australia; Mr R Greinert; QBE Aviation; Anzol Paints; Mrs M Greinert; Reflex; AOPA; Mrs. S. Arms; Mal Hallowes; Reliable Pest Control; Australian Aviation Magazine; Peter and Heather Hanneman; Jim Ricketts; Australian Native Landscapes; Hatch Associates; Rivers Locking Systems; 1st Sunday of May Australian Steel Mill Services; Hazelton Airlines; Riverstone Printing; Illawarra Annual Airshow Australian Timken; Capt R Heiniger; DC Roberts Aircraft Co; Aviation Trim & Upholstery; Hexcel Interiors; Robyn-Lea Services; Its diverse program includes ground displays and flying demonstrations of historic, military, modern and aerobatic aircraft as well as vintage car and motorbike displays, Barloworld Coatings; Julie and Michael Hourigan; children’s rides and other aviation and technology related exhibitions. Rockwell Systems Australia; Barker Lawyers; Hurdis Plumbing; NR Seals: Sharp Direct; Bartrans; Icon Internet; Shell Australia; Wings Over Illawarra is: In 2014, despite limited preparation time, Bright Events were Bellinger Instruments; IMB Foundation; Shellharbour City Council; • one of the largest events in the region, sucessful in gaining Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approval the Family of the late Mr Ron Bennett; Independent Locksmiths; Miss T Smiley; • the only major annual air show in NSW and for the most exciting and dynamic air display ever seen in the Ian Berryman; BlueScope Steel; Industrial Maintenance Systems; Mr D Smith; • the only air show experience within easy reach of metropolitan Illawarra along with greater participation from the Australian BlueScope Water; Jecani Pty. Ltd.; William Smith; Sydney. Defence Force (ADF), commercial aerobatic performers and Boom Logistics; Jeremy Flynn Memorial Trust; privately owned warbirds. Unfortunately however the 2014 event was Snap Printing Auburn; Boral Portable Buildings; Mr B Kelly; Its diverse program includes ground displays and flying marred by extraordinarily unseasonal weather which succeeded in Mr G Squire; Mr G Boyd; Mr S Kennard; demonstrations of historic, military, modern and aerobatic aircraft grounding the majority of the planned air display. Mr A Stinson; Bristol Paints; Kiama Municipal Council; as well as vintage car and motorbike displays, children’s rides and RR Szabo; other aviation and technology related exhibitions. As part of the planned growth for Wings Over Illawarra, 2015 is to Mrs J L Brooker; Joy and Allan Lever; Mr A Tait; see the event move to a two day event. As was planned in 2014, 2015 Phil Buckland, Buckland Auto Electrical Pty Ltd; Lockheed Aeromod Center Inc (Tucson); Tattersalls; For seven years Wings Over Illawarra was a successful community will feature the most exciting and dynamic aircraft flying display Brinlay Paints; Mr G Loudon; Taubmans Paints; event, managed by a committee supported by Shellharbour City ever seen at the Illawarra Regional Airport including Australian stunt Cement Australia; Mr D Lowy; Lysaghts; Telstra; Council, local service clubs and community volunteers. After the pilot and Red Bull Air Race competitor Matt Hall, a plethora of locally Chemetall; Mr J McAlpine; Geoff Timms; successful 2013 event, it became clear that Wings Over Illawarra based and visiting historic aircraft, a significant representation of Chevron Companies (Calif); Mainpac; TPE Integrated Services; had outgrown local community resources and needed to prepare aircraft and other exciting attractions. Cleary Bros; Jim Marshall; Transfield Constructions; for future growth as interest from Sydney residents grew, despite John and Jenny Cleary; Mascot Steel; Transfield Services; minimal promotion in Sydney media. To realise its growth potential, Wings Over Illawarra has a strong history of supporting local Coates Prestige Hire; Mrs M Massey; Triangle Refrigeration; the event needed commercial management so in November 2013 charities and each year of the event a local charity has been Collins Avionics Sales & Service; Gordon McDonald (Elect W’salers); Trimble Navigation; ownership and management of Wings Over Illawarra was transferred nominated as the beneficiary of the event. Colourtrue Labels; Metro Products & Company; Trojan Workforce; to Bright Events Pty Ltd. Country Fire Services; The late Capt B Millis; Trump Property Maintenance; Geoff Cuthbert; Daltrans; Minden Air Corp (Tucson); Valspar Corp (formerly Anzol Paints); Capt R Darwell; Mr T Dean; Geoff Morris; Weekly Trading Post; HARS Membership Mr R De La Hunty; NCR Australia; Mr K Weldon; Mike De La Hunty; Nostalgair Models; Weston Printing; Subtitle Mr N Dennett; Notebook Publications; White Knight Paints; Information regarding HARS Membership could be placed here. Is there an annual membership subscription? What does it include? Dual Electrical Services (Melbourne); Oilcheck; John Whitmarsh; Ecolab; Olex Cables; Ms Gina Wilson; Eric Fordham Engineering; Oxley Graphics; Wiltshire Engineering; Fish Internet; Pam Karcaji Signs; Wollongong City Council. HARS24 25 Historical Aircraft Restoration Society

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Tel: 02 4257 4333 Web: www.hars.org.au Illawarra Regional Airport Fax: 02 4257 4388 Email: [email protected] Cnr Boomerang & Airport Roads Albion Park Rail NSW 2527 HARS26