Qantas Empire Airways Hangar at Parap. Front façade with sliding

Qantas Guinea Airways Hangar

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Darwin, Northern Territory

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22 Macdonald Street, Parap,
Darwin,
Northern Territory
0800.

The hangar is a pre-fabricated building developed by the Sidney-Williams Company and erected in Darwin in 1934 for Qantas Empire Airways Ltd in time for the Centenary Air race. It was used by the first Australia-England air service operated by Qantas and Empire Airways and later by the first Adelaide–Darwin air service operated by Qantas and Guinea Airways. By 1946 the Ross Smith airstrip ceased to be operational and the hangar was used as a mechanical workshop and later a store. ...

Product Types

  • Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

Facilities found here

  • Carpark
  • Picnic Area

Accessibility Information

  • Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
  • Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
  • Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
  • Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
  • Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.

Activities you can engage in

  • Walks

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Qantas Hangar from the street.
Interior of the Hangar showing the roof trusses and framing. The display is by the Automobile Enthusiasts Club.
Sandfly commemorative plaque
Sandfly interpretive panel