Sydney Airport---1950`s Memories.
On the northern side of the airport were the QANTAS hangars. from east to west they were 85, Constellation servicing, 58 was Constellation major overhaul, 20 was Douglas DC-4 and DC-3 servicing. Next was 12 which was the fitting and machining shop. After that were about another five hangars, occupied by Pan American, Butler Air Transport, and Department of Civil Aviation. The last one was Adastra Aerial Surveys. Hangar 85 was originally a flying boat hangar at Rose Bay and was relocated to Mascot later. In the Department of Civil Aviation hangar was Sir Charles Kingsford
Smith`s ' Southern Cross' VH-USU. It was possible to inspect the aircraft and get inside to sit in the pilots seat, which I did.
The suburb between the QANTAS and Trans Australia hangars was called
Lauriston Park. Not many people would remember that.
In a hangar on the TAA side was a DC-4 that was broken down. Was ANA I think and hit a ditch or suchlike on landing and declared a write off.