Hangar 005 - Archerfield Airport Guide Claimed

Hangar 005

Hangar 5 was originally erected in 1931 for Qantas.

The hangar is a significantly larger span structure than the other early hangars at Archerfield Airport. It consists of three sections: the original 1931 ‘coat hanger’ style building, the skillion roofed lean-to structures added to the northern and southern sides in 1934, and the c.1941 hangar extension to the east.

The hangar originally spanned 27.4 metres with 6 metre high walls along the north and south sides. Skylights run from the southern and northern walls to the middle of the roof. The roof is clad with painted galvanised steel metal. Several roller doors have been inserted into the north elevation. The lean to extensions were added in 1934 and ran along the length of the northern and southern hangar walls.

The overall width of these buildings extends to the length of the hangar door tracks, located on the western wall (airside). Parts of these buildings were removed in 1941 when the hangar was extended.

Internally, the southern ‘wing’ runs along the length of the 1941 hangar only. The exterior of these buildings is a painted galvanised iron metal sheeting with large, framed windows