THE Historical Aircraft Restoration Society’s November tarmac days will allow visitors to step inside planes that helped open up the skies to commercial passengers in Australia.
The tarmac days will take place from November 9-11 in celebration of the resumption of commercial flights to Melbourne and Brisbane from Illawarra Regional Airport in Albion Park.
Aircraft on display will include the former Qantas Boeing 747-438, which set a still unequalled delivery flight world distance record when it flew non-stop from London to Sydney in 1989.
Visitors will have the chance to walk through the jumbo and will also be able to book in for a wing walk or guided tour by a pilot, engineer and flight attendant.
Other aircraft will include a Lockheed Super Constellation, the DC-Hawdon, Convair CV-440 and Fokker Friendship F27-500, which will provide insight into how passengers flew in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s.
The modern Saab 340, which will be used for flights to Melbourne and Brisbane from November 12, will also be on display.
The aviation museum is open daily from 9.30am-3.30pm and features more than 40 display aircraft.
Cafe Connie will also be open, offering coffee, hot and cold food at reasonable prices.
For more information, call (02) 4257-4333 or click here.