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Phoenix, September Edition 2006 • Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) • Page x QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL FLYING MUSEUM HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY, INC. Autumn 2007 Page 2 • Phoenix, Autumn Edition 2007 • Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) HARS Contact Details HARS Sponors Editor's Message HARS gratefully acknowledges our sponsors, Since producing the last edition of Phoenix past and present, and welcomes new names Julie Hourigan - Editor Phoenix, some of our aircraft have Email: [email protected] or to this honour roll: Adecs (Aust); ADC Krone; been very busy flying to various [email protected] Aero Club of Arizona;Aero Weigh; Air BP; locations—Canberra, Avalon, Aircraft and Aerospace Magazine; Air Services Sydney, Temora, Coffs Harbour and HARS web site: www.hars.org.au Australia; Mr. Bill Andronicos; Ansett Australia; Now with more information than ever Anzol Paints; AOPA; Mrs. S. Arms; Australian Euchua. Not to forget that all our Associated web site Aviation Magazine; Australian Native aircraft were on display for the Wings www.notebookpub.com.au Landscapes; Australian Steel Mill Services; over the Illawarra open day on 24 February. All correspondence Australian Timken; Aviation Trim & Upholstery; (including claims and invoices): Barloworld Coatings; Barker Lawyers; Bartrans; HARS Inc. Bellinger Instruments; The Family of the late It is great to hear the experiences PO Box 1071 Mr. Ron Bennett; Ian Berryman; BlueScope of members of the community in Albion Park Rail NSW 2527 Steel; BlueScope Water; Boom Logistics; relation to our aircraft. We were Boral Portable Buildings; Mr G Boyd; Bristol Illawarra Regional Airport fortunate to meet a gentleman at Phone: (02) 4257 4333 Paints; Mrs. J. L. Brooker; Chemetall; Chevron Temora over Easter who actually flew Fax: (02) 4257 4388 Companies (Calif); Cleary Bros; John and our Nepi as well as one of our Daks. Jenny Cleary; Coates Prestige Hire; Collins President I have included his story on page 10 Avionics Sales & Service; Colourtrue Labels; of this edition. Bob De La Hunty, OAM Country Fire Services; Geoff Cuthbert; Phone: (02) 9894 5818 Home: (02) 9894 5775 Daltrans; Capt. R Darwell; Mr. T. Dean; Also, while standing at the bottom of Mobile: 0408 235 682 Mr. R. De La Hunty; Mr. N. Dennett; Dual the exit stairs of Connie on the same Fax: (02) 9894 6630 Electrical Services (Melbourne); Ecolab; Eric weekend helping an elderly couple Fordham Engineering; Fish Internet; Flightpath Email: [email protected] navigate their way off the aircraft we Magazine; Frejak Constructions; Mr. R.George; Executive Vice President - Marketing GNB Battery Technologies; Mr. W. Goodhew; struck up a conversation about HARS John Brooker Goodyear Air Treads; Gossamer Threads; and our other aircraft on display. Phone: (02) 9939 7513 As it turned out the gentleman was Fax: (02) 9905 9496 Graham John Signs; Mr R. Greinert; Email: [email protected] Mrs M Greinet; Hatch Associates; Hazelton a member of a Catalina ground Airlines; Cpt. R. Heiniger; Hexcel Interiors; maintenance crew stationed in Perth Secretary Hurdis Plumbing; Icon Internet; IMB Robert Greinert during WW2. He had travelled to Foundation; Independent Locksmiths; Industrial Phone: (02) 9451 2619 Temora over Easter just to see our Mobile: 0414 512 619 Maintenance Systems; Jecani Pty. Ltd.; Jeremy Cat fly. He was very excited as we Fax: (02) 9451 4369 Flynn Memorial Trust; Mr. B. Kelly; watch her taxi off down the runway. Email: [email protected] Mr. S. Kennard; Kiama Municipal Council; I asked him where he was from and Lockheed Aeromod Center Inc (Tucson); he told me Coffs Harbour. Well you Treasurer Mr. G. Loudon; Mr. D. Lowy; Lysharts; Maureen Massey can't imagine the look on his face Mobile: 0400 818 557 Mr. J. McAlpine; Mainpac; Mascot Steel; Mrs. M. Massey; Gordon McDonald (Elect when I was able to tell him that the Executive Committee Member W’salers); Metro Products & Company; The Cat would be in Coffs Harbour the Jim Hayes late Capt. B. Millis; Minden Air Corp (Tucson); following weekend. I think he thought Mobile: 0421 664 199 Geoff Morris; NCR Australia; Nostalgair all his Christmases had come at Director Administration Services Models; Notebook Publications; Oilcheck; Olex once (not bad considering it was Rees Hughes Cables; Oxley Graphics; Pam Karcaji Signs; Mr. Easter). Mobile: 0409 104 910 G. Paramour; Peter Ryan Earthmoving; Administration and Tour Director R. J. Petitt; Pima Air & Space Museum While talking about past experiences, John Martin (Tucson); Protector Safety; Qantas Airways; there must be some members of Mobile: 0422 278 502 Qantas Flight Hostess Club; Qantas 20 Club; HARS out there who could send QBE Aviation; Reflex; Reliable Pest Control; me some untold story or event to General Manager Maintenance Rivers Locking Systems; Riverstone Printing; Malcolm Hallowes share with our readers. I am not D.C. Roberts Aircraft Co; Robyn-Lea Services; Phone: (02) 9868 4463 the greatest of writers myself, but Rockwell Systems Australia; Sharp Direct; Mobile: 0410 498 081 I am willing to help anyone who is Email: [email protected]. Shell Australia; Shellharbour City Council; Miss T. Smiley; Mr. D. Smith; Snap Printing prepared to come forward. Just email Manager Engine Workshop and Port Auburn; Mr. G. Squire; Mr. A. Stinson; me and together we will see what we Kembla Facility R. R. Szabo; Mr. A. Tait; Tattersalls; Taubmans can achieve. Kevin Taylor Paints; Telstra; TPE Integrated Services; Phone: (02) 9520 6946 Members please log onto our website Mobile: 0422 902 545 Transfield Constructions; Transfield Email: [email protected] Services; Triangle Refrigeration; Trimble Navigation; Trojan Workforce;Trump Property www.hars.org.au Chaplain Maintenance; Valspar Corp (formerly Anzol Pst Grahame Abrahams to catch up on all the latest information Paints); Weekly Trading Post; Mr. K. Weldon; and activities. Phone: (02) 4297 4160 Weston Printing; White Knight Paints; John Mobile: 0429 995 649 Whitmarsh; Ms. Gina Wilson; Wiltshire Engineering; Wollongong City Council. Julie Hourigan Phoenix, Autumn Edition 2007 • Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) • Page 3 MUSEUM BUILDING DEVELOPMENT Robert Greinert With the final bolt being inserted into the structural frame, the various President's Report subcontracting trades swung into action. Jay Lazarus Roofing led the charge and laid the roof and walls up with the precision of a military I would firstly like to thank everybody who has put in a huge effort so far this year, operation. from aircraft maintenance, operations, administration, public relations and tours, Watching the 32 meter long roofing to the building program. As a voluntary organisation you can all be very proud of sheets being craned up on to the the contribution to our history and tourism opportunities. southern end of the building made Last weekend we were honoured by the Chief of Navy for our contribution over for an interesting stress period all of many years to the operation of the museum at Nowra which has now been its own. Our special thanks to Boom rededicated as the Fleet Air Arm Museum. During the same function the Chief of Logistics for the use of their amazing Navy recognised the promotion during the week of our Catalina engineer crane and specialist crew. Don Binskin’s son Mark who has been promoted to Air Vice Marshall in the RAAF. We all offer Mark our congratulations. Cladding complete, Keith Pool’s carpentry crew swung into action, laying The Museum building is finally a reality thanks to a super effort by Robert Greinert out the Structalum Flooring System, and his team and now the job of fitting it out gets into full swing. This will be an quickly followed by the ground floor exciting part of our development and will help us manage our operation far more concrete. Keith’s professionalism and efficiently and with the restoration shop being installed will provide a superb expertise has saved us many dollars opportunity for our tours and visitors to get a first hand view of some very and significant time. significant historical aircraft under restoration. Various subcomponents of the project Professor Michael Hough and his team in the Museum company are filtering have been actioned in order to ensure through all of the exciting ideas to be evaluated and brought into the Museum a smooth continuous flow of work. building which will lead to a world class presentation of HARS. Tony Pollard Electrical is dealing with I look forward to presenting to everyone at our next members' bi-monthly the electrical supply which has to gathering scheduled for Saturday 23 June at 2 o’clock in Hangar 1 a full report be brought in from the main road. on our exciting plans and activities together with project reports from all the The electrical upgrade will also allow project leaders. the enhancement of functions within Hangar 1, including a new compressed Please mark in your diary also our next Church Parade which will be held on air system. Saturday 14 July. Details will appear on the HARS website. Continued on page 10 Thank you everyone. Some HARS members on ANZAC Day in Sydney Left to right: Gavan Louis, Mike De La Hunty, Brett Louis and Neil Louis. Mike De La Hunty served with 4/9 Battalion in Vietnam in 1969. His medals are: Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 with Vietnam Clasp; Australian Vietnam Medal; and Republic of Vietnam Medal with Clasp. FSGT Brett Louis is a C130J Loadmaster with 37SQN at RAAF Richmond. His medals are: Australian Active Service Medal with Clasps East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan; INTERFET East Timor Campaign Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; and Australian Defence Medal. Page 4 • Phoenix, Autumn Edition 2007 • Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) Farewell flight– A tribute to grand Jets of 1950s Photograph courtesy of Robert Peel, Illawarra Mercury This article from the Illawarra Mercury of Friday 8 June 2007, was written With its landing wheels just metres imposed by the Saudi royal family, the by Paul McInerney and has been above the Albion Park runway yesterday, jet’s former owners, that it may be used reproduced with his kind permission.