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Australian National Airways Engine Overhaul Workshop

The Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) built an Engine Overhaul Workshop on this site during the war, to overhaul aircraft engines following a designated number of flying hours of operation.

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Location

Muriel Avenue

Moorooka, QLD 4105

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Workshop

History

This workshop was built in Moorooka by the DAP for the overhaul of aircraft engines. It was listed within the DAP as 'Servicing of Aircraft Serial No. 1172.' A later Australian National Airways (ANA) workshop (No. 1179) was built on the corner of Hamilton Road and Anson Street, while the Qantas Empire Airways workshop (No. 1176) was located between Dinmore Street and Hamilton Road.

The workshop was built in 1942 and expanded throughout the war. It was primarily staffed by ANA employees who conducted engine overhaul work for the United States Army Air Force. Between the three Moorooka facilities, an estimated...

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