Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 131RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1942-06-19 | Unit Formed at Richmond NSW(1) | |
| 1942-06-20 | Commenced operations(2) | |
| 1942-08-14 | Unit moved to Beverley Park, Kogarah NSW | |
| 1942-08-22 | Unit operational | |
| 1942-08-27 | Unit moves to Kyeemagh NSW | |
| 1942-09-05 | Unit operational | |
| 1942-09-07 | Unit moves to Ash Island NSW | |
| 1943-01-25 | Temporary buildings erected | |
| 1943-01-30 | TX/Rx for new unit arrives | |
| 1943-01-31 | New equipment installed | |
| 1943-02-08 | Mobile GCI equipment ceases operations | |
| 1943-02-10 | Unit operational in huts with Mk V Tx/Rx | |
| 1943-02-17 | Mobile equipment leaves Ash Island | |
| 1943-02-19 | Erection of Admin sect of permanent camp commenced | |
| 1943-04-18 | Admin buildings completed | |
| 1943-04-23 | First GCI exercise with Spitfire a/c | |
| 1943-04-27 | First GCI - 2 Vultee Vengeance v 2 Spitfires | |
| 1943-05-04 | New buildings occupied | |
| 1943-08-02 | Severe gale - radar turned very slowly | |
| 1944-01-26 | Installation party arrive for RWG/GCI installation | |
| 1944-03-03 | Final test of RWG/GCI | |
| 1944-06-13 | Mk V GCI removed to 1 RIMU | |
| 1944-06-17 | Calibration of RW/GCI completed | |
| 1944-08-13 | Unit ceases telling to 2FS | |
| 1944-12-03 | 102FS becomes lodger unit | |
| 1945-01-21 | Operations ceased - C&M basis | |
| 1945-02-28 | Unit closed | |
| 1945-09-01 | Unit made non-operational | |
| 1946-01-18 | Unit Disbanded(3) | |