Being an ex-Southender, the Drover has a special place in my aviation memories, with G-APXX displayed around 1972 in the short-lived museum there. HARS's Mk.2 is the last of the 20 built, the only potential flyer of those surviving, built at Bankstown in 1953 and used as VH-AHZ to test modifications after the grounding of Mk.1 Drovers due to propeller failures. Sold to New Hebrides Airways as VQ-TAH in 1965 then VP-PAE next year. Returned to Australia becoming VH-PAB in 1968 and underwent long-term restoration to flight by Hawker de Havilland Australia at Bankstown from 1981, to VH-DHM in 1986

Awaiting delivery to New Hebrides Airways. At the time New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) aircraft were on the Fijian colonial register. When New Hebrides became VP-P, VQ-FAH became VP-PAE. This aircraft found it way back to Australia and remained registered at the time of upload as VH-DHM. Peter Ricketts photo

The then new Drover was used in Queensland to cover for one of TAA Drovers out of service for modifications. It spent the next 10 years being used by the Royal Aero Club of NSW before being sold in the New Hebrides as VQ-FAH in 1965, later VP-PAE when the New Hebrides was given its own register. Photo from: State Library of Queensland

VH-PAB was reregistered VH-DHM in November 1086.

This aircraft was the 20th and last built, originally being registered in 1951 as VH-AHZ. It went to Fiji as VQ-FAH before coming back to Australia as VH-PAB. Currently operated by HARS out of Wollongong and seen here at the start of the RAAF 90th Anniversary Air Pilgrimage.

This aircraft was the 20th and last built, originally being registered in 1951 as VH-AHZ. It went to Fiji as VQ-FAH before coming back to Australia as VH-PAB. Currently operated by HARS out of Wollongong.

Another oldie parked up in Parafield.

VH-PAB was reregistered VH-DHM in November 1986. The device on the door is a chute for aerial seeding.

35MM Slide conversion.