Aircraft Hangar

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The hangar has a steel frame with sliding doors. It may have been fully imported as a disassembled kit from the United States early in the Pacific War. The design differs greatly from the majority of Garbutt Field’s 'Igloo' style repair hangars with timber frames.

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Location

79 Clarke Street

Garbutt, QLD 4814

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Place type

Workshop

History

This large hangar at Clarke Street Garbutt was removed post 1945 from its original location on the Northern side of Duckworth Street between Bayswater Road and the Cairns - Brisbane rail line. Due to its size, it was used primarily for the repair and servicing of fighter aircraft, such as the US Bell P-39 Aero Cobras parked outside. As Garbutt aerodrome was less than one kilometre away, aircraft landing at the main runway then taxied down Duckworth Street to this repair facility.

The P-39 was found to be best suited as a ground attack aircraft, however two US P-39’s successfully intercepted...

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