HANGARS AT EAGLE FARM
AIRFIELD
DURING WW2
Eagle Farm Hangars 1943
Eagle Farm Hangars 1944
Hangar No. 4 at Eagle Farm
airfield in August 1943. The two gliders
in front of Hangar No 4 were assembled by the 81st
Air Depot Group.
(Photo via Jim Moffett)
Gliders assembled by the 81st
Air Depot Group at Eagle Farm airfield in
Brisbane in
August 1943. The top of Hangar No. 3 can be seen in the background of this
photo.
(Photo via Jim Moffett)
Looking south at Hangar No. 1 (on left)
Building beside Hangar No. 1 which
can be seen to the left of this building.
The Gateway Motorway is to the left of this photograph.
Small buildings on eastern side of Hangar No. 1
Building on eastern side of Hangar No. 1
Inside Hangar No. 7
Inside Hangar No. 7
![]() Eagle Farm in early 1929 |
Movie of Eagle Farm
hangars
taken 20 July 1999
DH61 "Apollo in front of one of the hangars at Eagle Farm. This was the first aircraft in the Qantas fleet to have an onboard toilet. The first DH61's arrived in April 1929. | |
An injured patient being unloaded from a Qantas aircraft at Eagle Farm in front of that same hangar |
Can anyone confirm for me whether the above hangar at Eagle Farm is now Hangar No. 4 at Archerfield. |
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Hangars at Eagle Farm in about 1992. The Railway line is crossing from left to right across the photo and the Gateway Motorway goes diagonally upwards to the left at the left hand end of the photo. |
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Hangars at Eagle Farm on 20 July 1999. Note the Gateway Bridge in the distance behind behind the right hand hangar. The two large hangars are post WW2 hangars. |
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20 July 1999. Post WW2 hangar. |
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20 July 1999. Two post WW2 hangars. |
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Hangar No. 7 - northern end, 20 July 1999. Japanese aircraft were repaired in this hangar by the Allied Technical Intelligence Unit (ATIU). |
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Hangar No. 7 and the other two hangars taken from the south eastern side, 20 July 1999 |
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Hangar No. 7 - photo taken looking northwards, 20 July 1999 |
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Australian Freight Services have their office in Hangar No. 7 which is now a Heritage Listed building, 20 July 1999 |
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20 July 1999. Post WW2 hangar. |
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20 July 1999. Two post WW2 hangars. |
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20 July 1999. Post WW2 hangar. |
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20 July 1999. Post WW2 hangar. |
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Looking across the railway line from Hangar No. 7, on 20 July 1999 |
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Photo taken looking across the railway line from between the two large hangars, 20 July 1999 |
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The western end of the two large post WW2 hangars, 20 July 1999 |
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Hangar No. 1 near Newstead Auctions, 20 July 1999 |
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Hangar No. 1 near Newstead Auctions, 20 July 1999 |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I'd like to thank Jim Moffett and Roger Marks for their assistance with this home page.
REFERENCE BOOKS
"The Defeat of Distance - QANTAS 1919 - 1939"
By John Gunn
Can anyone help me with more information?
"Australia @ War" WWII Research Products
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This page first produced 20 July 1999
This page last updated 21 February 2020