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Qantas Empire 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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Between Dinmore Street and Hamilton Road

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. 1176.' An Australian National Airways (ANA) workshop (No. 1172) was built on Muriel Avenue, and a second ANA workshop (No. 1179) on the corner of Hamilton Road and Anson Street.

The workshop was built in 1943 and expanded throughout the war. It was primarily staffed by Qantas Empire Airways employees who conducted engine overhaul work for the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) government-in-exile. In 1944, No. 19 (NEI) Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was...

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