Hars Navy Flight

[Brenden S]

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

[Demon50]

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.

[Martin Edwards]

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

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[Demon50]

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

[Luig]

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-nav...ight-24-feb-19/

This post has been edited by Luig on May 1 2019, 03:50 AM

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 HARS_Navy_Historic_Flight_Update_FlyBy_May2019_v4_squeezed.pdf

[Luig]

RAN Heritage Sea Fury Arrives at HARS [more at the URL/pics]

https://www.faaaa.asn.au/ran-heritage-sea-f...rrives-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

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[Luig]

Another July 2019 HARS update PDF attached. (PRN=reprinted)

Attached File ( Number of downloads: 686 )
 HARS_update_FlyByVol24Jul19_PRN.pdf

[Brenden S]

Great to see a fair amount of progress happen.

[Luig]

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...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

This post has been edited by Luig on Oct 26 2019, 03:11 AM

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