Photos of Essendon Airport Airport

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 - The front of the Hyatt Place Hotel, recently built at the entrance to Essendon Airport, and Essendon Fields shopping precinct - by red750
red750
 - A Learjet 36, N82GG, taxying through the level crossing gates over Wirraway Road, Essendon Airport. - by red750
red750
 - During World War 2, Essendon Airport became a site of bomber aircraft manufacturing and assembling with Beaufort Bombers being built, hence the buildings now being named after the aircraft.   - by paul jenkins
paul jenkins
 - Interior of the main Essendon Airport terminal is almost untouched since the 1960s with the original lino floor and fittings.  - by paul jenkins
paul jenkins
 - The main terminal building, built in the early 1960s was used as the key airport for Melbourne until 1970  - by paul jenkins
paul jenkins
 - The old tarmac walkway used when the airport was still the key domestic airport Melbourne. - by paul jenkins
paul jenkins
 - This is the Hyatt Place hotel being built at the entrance to the airport. On Micha Lueka's aerial photo, it looks like a megatron screen in the lower left of the image. This is a view from the rear. - by red750
red750
 - Taken from VH-QPG (MEL-SIN) - by Micha Lueck
Micha Lueck
 - Essendon Airport taken in 1969 when it was the main Airport for Melbourne. Shows Radar installation and Ansett-ANA Cargo buildings (scan from print) - by Anton von Sierakowski
Anton von Sierakowski
 - Essendon Airport taken in 1969 when it was the main Airport for Melbourne. Shows Ansett Terminal enterance. (Scan from print) - by Anton von Sierakowski
Anton von Sierakowski
 - Apron at Essendon Airport taken in 1969 when it was the main Airport for Melbourne. Shows a couple of Ansett's DC-6. (scan from print) - by Anton von Sierakowski
Anton von Sierakowski
 - Charlotte Aircraft Corp. Salvage Line. - by J.G. Handelman
J.G. Handelman
 - Essendon Fields Shopping Centre in the middle of the Essendon Airport car park. - by red750
red750
 - Aircraft ramp - pre 1960's this would have been filled with 727's, DC9's, etc. Note: The viewing concourse overhead is now off-limits. - by red750
red750
 - Parking area for corporate jets and prop aircraft. - by red750
red750
 - Essendon Terminal Interior. A busy main airport till the 1960's now almost a ghost town at weekends. - by red750
red750
 - Essendon Airport Terminal - by red750
red750
 - Essendon Control Tower - by red750
red750
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