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Open Day Attractions

The following major attractions will be presented at the Open day, (subject to weather and serviceability affecting aircraft):
  • Food Stalls and Children’s Entertainment Areas.
  • FREE Sit down areas under marquees provided by e.g. Rotary and Australian Defence Forces

Historic Aircraft

The historic aircraft collection operated and flown by HARS, which includes: a Lockheed Super Constellation (“Connie”)connie_sml

Charter Aircraft

Charter flight aircraft including Aerial Patrol aircraft, Helicopters.aerial_patrol_helicopter

Model Aircraft

Displays of Model Aircraft (Static and Flying).model_aircraft

Classic Cars

Classic and Historic Car Club Displays (Each year a different marquee is celebrated, WOI 2011 will feature the MG, such that all MG red_mg_smlcars attending will be parked amongst the historic aircraft of HARS)

Classic Speedway Cars and Vintage Buses.

Vintage Trucks

Cleary Brothers’ Museum Collection of vintage trucks.

Community Groups

  • Illawarra Light Rail Museum offering steam train rides and model train displays.
  • Rural Fire Service Displays.
  • Display and Recruiting Stands for e.g. Armed Services, RAAF Air Cadets, Air League, Rotary, Scouts,
  • St Johns Ambulance and Rural Fire Service.illawarra_aerial_patrol_emergency_helicopter

Armed Forces Aircraft

  • Visiting “ Warbirds” aircraft from the Temora Aviation Museum.army_plane_sml
  • RAAF “Roulettes” Aerobatics Display Team from East Sale.
  • Parachute jumps with “Red Berets” .
  • Defence aircraft as follows:RAN:-Selected Fleet Air Arm helicopters-Seahawk, Sea King, Squirrel; RAN
  • Historic Flight Iriquois RAAF: F18 Hornet, C130 Hercules, and PC9 Pilatus Army: Blackhawk
  • Fleet Air Arm Museum and Aviation Museum Bankstown Displays.

Light Aircraft

Light aircraft participatinglight_aircraft_sml in the Fly In operated by SAAA Chapter 4 (South Coast) members.

Business Displays

Displays from Businesses located at the airport e.g. aircraft maintenance, general aviation, charter flights and replica aircraft construction.

Classic Motorcycles

  • Classic and Historic MotorCycle Club Displays.
  • Car and Bike Club Display Arenas - WOI 11 will feature two additional display arenas, one for cars and one for bikes - within which classic car and bike clubs will display selected cars and bikes through the use of low speed circuits with a PA commentary on each arena.classic_bikes
  • Classic Speedway Cars and Vintage Buses.

Farm Machinery

Vintage Farm Machinery Displays.

Scout Air Wing Display

Scout Air Wing Display.