The only former RAAF Caribou transport aircraft still operational in Australia will be displayed as a treat for visitors to December Tarmac Days at HARS Aviation Museum south of Wollongong this weekend.
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The annual HARS Aviation Museum Tarmac Days will be held from Friday, December 11 to Sunday, December 13.
The RAAF Caribou were STOL (short take-off and landing) which allowed them to serve Australia during flood support and other natural disasters as well as during the Vietnam war.
Intended as a replacement for Dakotas which had served with the RAAF from the Second World war, of the 29 Caribous which served with the RAAF the museum's A4-210 and 234 are the only two still flying in Australia.
Both Caribou aircraft will be on show on the tarmac outside Hangar 1 at HARS Aviation Museum.
On special display will be the only Fokker Friendship F-27 former passenger aircraft now in Australia, a special restoration project on these former NZ Post aircraft being undertaken by skilled and dedicated volunteers at the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS).
Visitors can take guided visits around the maintenance hangar where work is progressing on a
project to bring a former Royal Australian Navy de Havilland Sea Venom back to its former glory for display.
RAN Sea Venom jets served until 1967 with the Fleet Air Arm on aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after they replaced the piston-engine Sea Fury, one of which also is on show as part of the HARS Navy Heritage Flight.
Grumman Tracker anti-submarine aircraft, including Tracker 844 now restored to flying condition, also form part of the restoration effort on show for December Tarmac Days.
Volunteer guides are on hand for visitors to HARS Aviation Museum where almost 50 aircraft have been carefully preserved for future generations as a heritage of aviation history in Australia.
HARS Aviation Museum is open daily from 9.30 to 3.30.
It is located at Shellharbour Airport, 54 Airport Rd, Albion Park Rail.
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Visitor details at www.hars.org.au
