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The plane, which has been painstakingly restored by the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) over the past 12 years, took off shortly after 10:30am at Shellharbour Airport and flew for roughly 15 minutes before making a successful landing.

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The demonstration flight will take off from HARS Aviation Museum at Shellharbour Airport at 10:30am on Friday. The plane, dubbed the largest “close replica” aircraft in the world, has been restored by HARS over the past 12 years since the society purchased it in 2010.

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Warrant Officer Mike Downs led the team that removed old paint from A4-236, which had degraded to a “sub-standard state”. It will now be displayed at Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre.

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Visitors will be welcome to come and see the rebuilt replica of Sir Charles Kingsford Smiths' Southern Cross II aircraft taxi down the tarmac at the HARS Aviation Museum this weekend, as part of the museum's January Tarmac Days.

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Reader Mike Millett shares this archive footage of a replica of the first aircraft to fly from America to Australia before it was damaged 19 years ago. It's set to fly again soon after being restored at HARS.

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A rebuilt replica of the aircraft that completed the first flight from America to Australia has made its first powered taxi run at HARS Aviation Museum.

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