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. Winter 2009 Page 2 • Phoenix, Winter Edition 2009 • Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) HARS contact details HARS sponors President HARS gratefully acknowledges our sponsors, past and present, and welcomes new Bob De La Hunty, OAM names to this honour roll: HARS: (02) 4257 4333 Home: (02) 9894 5775 Adecs (Aust); ADC Krone; Aero Club of Arizona; Aero Weigh; Air BP; Mobile: 0408 235 682 Aircraft and Aerospace Magazine; Air Services Australia; Mr. Bill Andronicos; Ansett Australia; Fax: (02) 4257 4388 Anzol Paints; AOPA; Mrs. S. Arms; Australian Aviation Magazine; Australian Native Landscapes; Email: [email protected] Australian Steel Mill Services; Australian Timken; Aviation Trim & Upholstery; Barloworld Coatings; Executive Vice President - Marketing Barker Lawyers; Bartrans; Bellinger Instruments; the Family of the late Mr Ron Bennett; John Brooker Ian Berryman; BlueScope Steel; BlueScope Water; Boom Logistics; Boral Portable Buildings; Phone: (02) 9939 7513 Mr G Boyd; Bristol Paints; Mrs J L Brooker; Phil Buckland, Buckland Auto Electrical Pty Ltd; Fax: (02) 9939 7513 Email: [email protected] Brinlay Paints; Cement Australia; Chemetall; Chevron Companies (Calif); Cleary Bros; John and Jenny Cleary; Coates Prestige Hire; Collins Avionics Sales & Service; Treasurer Colourtrue Labels; Country Fire Services; Geoff Cuthbert; Daltrans; Capt R Darwell; Mr T Dean; Robert Greinert Mr R De La Hunty; Mike De La Hunty; Mr N Dennett; Dual Electrical Services (Melbourne); Ecolab; Mobile: 0414 512 619 Fax: (02) 9451 4369 Eric Fordham Engineering; Fish Internet; Flightpath Magazine; Frejak Constructions; Email: [email protected] Mr R George; GNB Battery Technologies; Mr W Goodhew; Goodyear Air Treads; Gossamer Threads; Graham John Signs; Mr R Greinert; Mrs M Greinert; Mal Hallowes; Secretary Peter and Heather Hanneman; Hatch Associates; Hazelton Airlines; Capt R Heiniger; Maureen Massey Mobile: 0400 818 557 Hexcel Interiors; Julie and Michael Hourigan; Hurdis Plumbing; Icon Internet; IMB Foundation; Independent Locksmiths; Industrial Maintenance Systems; Jecani Pty. Ltd.; Manager Engine Workshop Jeremy Flynn Memorial Trust; Mr B Kelly; Mr S Kennard; Kiama Municipal Council; Kevin Taylor Joy and Allan Lever; Lockheed Aeromod Center Inc (Tucson); Mr G Loudon; Mr D Lowy; Lysaghts; Phone: (02) 9521 4349 Mobile: 0422 902 545 Mr J McAlpine; Mainpac; Jim Marshall; Mascot Steel; Mrs M Massey; Email: [email protected] Gordon McDonald (Elect W’salers); Metro Products & Company; The late Capt B Millis; Minden Air Corp (Tucson); Geoff Morris; NCR Australia; Nostalgair Models; Notebook Publications; General Manager Maintenance Malcolm Hallowes Oilcheck; Olex Cables; Oxley Graphics; Pam Karcaji Signs; Mr G Paramour; Don Payne; Phone: (02) 9868 4463 Peter Ryan Earthmoving; R J Petitt; Pima Air & Space Museum (Tucson); Protector Safety; Mobile: 0410 498 081 Qantas Airways; Qantas Flight Hostess Club; Qantas 20 Club; QBE Aviation; Reflex; Email: [email protected] Reliable Pest Control; Jim Ricketts; Rivers Locking Systems; Riverstone Printing; Executive Committee Member DC Roberts Aircraft Co; Robyn-Lea Services; Rockwell Systems Australia; NR Seals: Jim Hayes Sharp Direct; Shell Australia; Shellharbour City Council; Miss T Smiley; Mr D Smith; William Smith; Mobile: 0421 664 199 Snap Printing Auburn; Mr G Squire; Mr A Stinson; RR Szabo; Mr A Tait; Tattersalls; Taubmans Paints; Telstra; Geoff Timms; TPE Integrated Services; Transfield Constructions; Tour Organiser John Martin Transfield Services; Triangle Refrigeration; Trimble Navigation; Trojan Workforce; Mobile: 0422 278 502 Trump Property Maintenance; Valspar Corp (formerly Anzol Paints); Weekly Trading Post; Mr K Weldon; Weston Printing; White Knight Paints; John Whitmarsh; Ms Gina Wilson; Chaplain Wiltshire Engineering; Wollongong City Council. Pst Grahame Abrahams Phone: (02) 4256 3724 Mobile: 0429 995 649 Australian Historical Flying Museum Board Phoenix Editor Chairman: Julie Hourigan Professor Michael Hough AM RFD ED Mobile: 0409 770 803 Email: [email protected] Board Members: [email protected] Mr Bob Barker Mr John Brooker All correspondence Mr Robert De La Hunty OAM Secretary Mr Dean Ribolge HARS Inc. Cnr Airport Road and Boomerang Drive Mr John Weston Albion Park Rail NSW 2527 Phone: (02) 4257 4333 Fax: (02) 4257 4388 The front cover: HARS web site: www.hars.org.au Reflection of the mighty Tiger Moth Associated web site Photograph courtesy of Ben Morgan www.notebookpub.com.au Phoenix, Winter Edition 2009 • Historical Aircraft Restoration Society Inc (HARS) • Page 3 We now have the Chief of Air Force cockpit presently being prepared by PRESIDENT'S and the Director General of Cadet Thomas & Coffey which will allow Facilities intervening so that we can visitors to experience what it is like REPORT get this project behind us, the funds in to sit in a Catalina cockpit. Further to reimburse us for our expenditure down the track a Convair, Grumman and the cadets enjoying appropriate Tracker and Connie cockpit which we facilities for their training and have stored at the Pima Air Museum in contribution to the defence of Tucson will also be prepared. Australia. I would be alarmed if by the time you read this report in the Huey CoBRa GunsHiPs Phoenix magazine that the matter is Some years ago through the efforts of not resolved. Gordon Glynn we were able to obtain two Desert Storm veteran Huey Cobra TouRisM Gunships. Prior to the development With the advent of being open seven of our site we arranged for these to days a week between 9.30 and 3.30 be leased to one of our colleagues, and being staffed by Glenn Owens and Patrick Yu, so that they may be his team we can look forward to the prepared for operation in support of cashflow necessary to repay member HARS as part of the general interest debt and go forward with our projects. of displaying Vietnam era aircraft This report was prepared on Monday John Martin has been negotiating with that supported Australian troops in 22 June and as you know things the RTA to get the proper signage that theatre. Some Australians also change. This is why I will ask you to approved and erected and we are were seconded to the US military and bear in mind the date that this report embarking on a campaign of publicity flew them. Recently we arranged for was written. including bus companies and their Patrick to relocate the helicopters to source of tours; ranging from our facility so that initially they can The weekly briefings held on Fridays retirement villages, Probus Clubs, be displayed and when funds permit and Saturdays and sometimes car clubs, etc, as well as the general recommence the airworthiness work Tuesdays for the benefit of the engine public. If you have time to assist with on one of them. They are very much team do not always provide enough the tours could you see Glenn Owens still leased to Patrick as HARS does not time to talk about everything. So I hope for guide training which you will find have the technical resources and the this report brings you up to date on both interesting and rewarding. financial ability to directly operate this the many and varied things we are type but of course very much would involved in. REtaIL SHOP like to see them provide support to our inbound tourism efforts and interests RAAF CADET FACILITY Members and visitors coming into the facility will see work progressing on a generally. This has been an interesting exercise redevelopment of our shop outlet and to say the least over the last two years reception area. While still temporary, F111 anD CaRiBou aiRCRaFT involving Defence Department this will present a more professional A large number of members have personnel, their lawyers, our lawyer, image for our visitors and space to lobbied various Committee members architects, Air Force officers and Air accommodate particularly large groups to obtain a F111 and Caribou aircraft Force Cadet officers, not to mention that arrive on buses. following the government’s decision independent certifiers and our Council to retire both types from RAAF service. and their lawyers! LANDscaPING Both aircraft are very relevant and The whole idea was simply to provide a We are approaching the point where historically significant and accordingly permanent home for 338 Squadron Air external areas will need to be we approached the Chief of Air Force Force Cadets as a building structure landscaped and you can expect to expressing our interest. Whilst we within the super hangar. We have as see development in that area in the have direct support at levels within you will know been accommodating coming months as other sponsorship the Air Force, the disposal of such the Air Force Cadets for over two years or cashflow from financing the cadet assets are charged to the Defence anyway at no cost to the Commonwealth facility is resolved. Materials organisation and they are and providing storage facilities for also governed by conditions set when their equipment pre-purchased to be COCKPIT HALL military aircraft are acquired. At the included in their facility. Professor Michael Hough is working present time the Chief of Air Force has responded confirming that our Through the work of John Brooker and with sponsors Thomas & Coffey to interests have been registered. We will Professor Michael Hough a daily bring together the cockpit hall as an keep you informed on these issues. campaign was launched to bring the active and interesting feature of the matter to a head and get approval to museum area. This will take sometime erect the structure and be paid the 40 to develop but in the meantime a years rent in advance which will help number of restoration projects are on cover the cost of the facility and the display which will add significantly to infrastructure that is surrounding it.