Australian Aviation Museum – HARS

The Australian Aviation Museum – HARS (Historic Aircraft Restoration Society) is based at Shellharbour Airport in Albion Park Rail, NSW. A satellite museum is based at Parkes, NSW.

HARS was formed in 1979 by a group of aviation enthusiasts interested in the preservation of Australian Aviation History. Its mission is “To recover and where possible restore to flying condition, aircraft or types of aircraft that have played a significant part in Australian Aviation History both in the Civil and Military arenas.”

In 2017, actor John Travolta donated his Boeing 707-138B (a former Qantas aircraft) to HARS. During 2025 and early 2026 the aircraft was dismantled, with the wings and fuselage currently en-route to Australia by sea, whilst most other components including engines have already arrived in Australia. The aircraft will be re-assembled at Shellharbour Airport later in 2026 and will remain a static exhibit.

The Museum is also the home of the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame and open to the public during museum hours.

Aviation Museum Australia – HARS

Shellharbour Airport

Corner Airport Road and Boomerang Avenue

Albion Park Rail NSW 2527

Australia

www.hars.org.au

+61 2 4257 4333

Daily 09:30 – 15:30

Closed Christmas Day

Admission fee

Gift shop

Aircraft collection

Boeing 747-438 VH-OJA Qantas

(VH-NVY) A11-300/NW865

76-22598

A17-049/52

A17-050

N701JT

A20-627

VH-OJA

VH-ENY

VH-MGY

A98-043

VH-REK

VH-JML

A20-458

(VH-EAD) A85-435

A94-901/01

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A7-030

48368

(VH-PBZ) A24-362/OX-V

ZS-ARV

141025

A3-42

(VH-DHV) A17-394

(VH-FJW) A79-637

A79-665

A79-160

–

–

VH-DHM

A4-179

(VH-VBA) A4-210

N2-90

(VH-EAE) A65-95

(VH-EAF) A65-94

VH-NVZ

VH-PAF

VH-AES

A84-502

VH-USU

VH-EWH

VH-TQN

VH-NHO

31

A8-109

N12-153600/845

N12-152812/851

(VH-NVX) RAN 844

(VH-FRH) 503

VH-EMV

VH-EAG

A9-753

(VH-LRR) 147566/566

(VH-NEP) A89-281

(VH-IOY) A89-273

(VH-XXI) U2146

VH-OFS

VH-XAN

VH-MMP

–

VH-SYS

N224HR

Auster J5GA Autocar

Bell AH-1P Huey Cobra

Bell Kiowa

Bell Kiowa

Boeing 707-138B

Boeing 707-338C (front fuselage)

Boeing 747-438

Cessna T-41A Mescalero

Cessna 172H

Cessna 180C

Cessna 310B

Commonwealth CA-3 Wirraway II

Commonwealth CA-16 Wirraway III

Commonwealth CA-25 Winjeel

Commonwealth CA-27 Sabre 30

Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres

Commonwealth CA-30 (MB-326H)

Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina

Consolidated PBY-6A Catalina

Convair 440

Convair C-131F Samaritan

Dassault Mirage IIIO(F)

de Havilland D.H.82A Tiger Moth

de Havilland D.H.115 Vampire T.35

de Havilland D.H.115 Vampire T.35

de Havilland Australia Vampire F.30

de Havilland Australia Vampire FB.31 (cockpit)

de Havilland D.H.A.3 Drover 2

de Havilland D.H.A.3 Drover 3

de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou (fuselage)

de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou

Douglas C-47B Dakota IV

Douglas C-47B Dakota IV

Douglas C-47B Dakota IV

Douglas C-47B Dakota IV

Douglas C-54E Skymaster

Douglas DC-3(C) Dakota

English Electric Canberra T.4

Fokker F.VIIa/3m (replica)

Fokker F.27-500 Friendship

Fokker F.27-500 Friendship

Fokker 100

GAF Turana

General Dynamics F-111C

Grumman S-2E Tracker

Grumman S-2G Tracker

Grumman S-2G Tracker

Hawker Hunter FR.74S

Let L-200A Morava

Lockheed C-121C Super Constellation

Lockheed AP-3C Orion

Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune

Lockheed SP-2H Neptune MR.4

Lockheed SP-2H Neptune MR.4

Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21UM

Nord N.1002 Pingouin (Bf108)

North American AT-6D Texan

Piaggio P.166AL-1

Republic P-47D Thunderbold

Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3

Swearingen SA-226T Merlin IIIA