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| ADF Serials Message Board > Navy Aircraft - Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm > Hars Navy Flight |
| Posted by: Brenden S Apr 13 2019, 10:42 AM |
| The S-2 has already been transferred. Their latest newsletter is that they are going to get Both UH-1's airworthy which is great news. Reg: VH-NVD Manu: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. Type: C-47B CN: 44-76547 Old Owner: RAN FLEET AIR ARM HISTORIC FLIGHT New Owner: Full Registration Old Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 25 New Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 2527 Operator: 02 April 2019 Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 2527 Reg: VH-NVR Manu: BELL HELICOPTER CO Type: UH-1B CN: 3101 Old Owner: RAN FLEET AIR ARM HISTORIC FLIGHT New Owner: Full Registration Old Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 25 New Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 2527 Operator: 02 April 2019 Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 2527 Reg: VH-NVV Manu: BELL HELICOPTER CO Type: UH-1B CN: 715 Old Owner: RAN FLEET AIR ARM HISTORIC FLIGHT New Owner: Full Registration Old Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 25 New Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 2527 Operator: 02 April 2019 Address: HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT RESTORATION SOCIETY INC, PO Box 1071, ALBION PARK RAIL, NSW, 2527 |
| Posted by: Demon50 Apr 13 2019, 02:44 PM |
| Thanks for the excellent information Brenden. Do you have any more on VH-NVV as I can't find anything about its previous identity. Do you know if it flew with the R A N and if so its serial ? Thanks in advance. |
| Posted by: Martin Edwards Apr 13 2019, 05:40 PM |
| The two Hueys are to be sponsored by Air Affairs Australia who will look after them on behalf of HARS VH-NVV is the former RAN UH-1B N9-3104 The way I understand it is that there is an arrangement part of AAA's maintenance facilities at Nowra is to become an annex of HARS Now as far as the C-47B 44-76547 is concerned I think there is some error in the reports that VH-NVD will be back in the air 44-76547 is A65-86 and that is now based at its new home at RAAHC Amberley in very un-Navy like colours |
| Posted by: Demon50 Apr 14 2019, 10:09 AM |
| Hi Martin Thanks for the information about VH-NVV and -NVD. I thought there may have been a gremlin somewhere when I read the last sentence in the entry for VH-NVD (A65-86)....."Transported by road to Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre 9-12/02/2018". I'll be interested to see what transpires. Cheers Bob |
| Posted by: Luig May 1 2019, 03:50 AM |
| Another UPDATE on the RAN Historic Flight at HARS contained in the one page PDF attached below from May RANFAAAA 'FLYBY' newsletter. Previous February 2019 update: https://www.faaaa.asn.au/update-on-hars-navy-heritage-flight-24-feb-19/ |
| Posted by: Luig May 3 2019, 03:58 PM |
| RAN Heritage Sea Fury Arrives at HARS [more at the URL/pics] https://www.faaaa.asn.au/ran-heritage-sea-fury-arrives-at-hars/ "The Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) is delighted to announce that one of the most iconic RAN Fleet air Arm fighters- the Hawker Sea Fury- has now been unloaded to its new home in Hangar 1 at its Main site at Albion Park Rail airport, for the start of its proposed complete rebuild back to flying status. The Sea Fury (serial WG630) was one of a number of heritage airframes bought by HARS at the end of 2018 (see article here). It was paid off from service life in November 1959 and was used for a while as a wind machine to test building materials (see photo left), before finding its way to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra in 1986, and thence to the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Nowra. Towards the end of 2018 it was swapped for VW623, which was then in the defunct RAN Historic Flight collection. It was then sold as part of a job lot to HARS...." PHOTO: SeaFury-HARS-02May19-1024x498.jpg |
| Posted by: Luig Jul 1 2019, 06:14 PM |
| Another July 2019 HARS update PDF attached. (PRN=reprinted) |
| Posted by: Brenden S Jul 3 2019, 08:02 PM |
| Great to see a fair amount of progress happen. |
| Posted by: Luig Oct 26 2019, 03:09 AM |
| Former Navy Grumman Tracker pilots still get a thrill from flying more than 50 years after flight school ABC Illawarra By Jessica Clifford 25 Oct 2019 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-25/navy-pilots-reunite-more-than-50-years-after-flight-school/11639412 "Photo: A newly restored Grumman Tracker at the Historical Aviation Restoration Society Museum in Albion Park. (ABC ILLAWARRA NEWS: Jessica Clifford)" https://www.abc.net.au/news/image/11639360-3x2-700x467.jpg |