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Unit Title: Mobile Fighter Sector
Equipment Type: Mobile Fighter Sector
Formation Order: AFCO B219/43

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1943-05-02 Unit formed at Garbutt QLD
1943-06-23 CO left by air for Merauke DNG
1943-06-25 Equipment moves to Cairns QLD
1943-06-26 Unit arrives at Cairns - Loading commences
1943-06-27 Unit, on MV Janssens, leaves Cairns
1943-07-02 Unit arrives at Merauke DNG on 'Janssens'
1943-08-14 Operational at Merauke DNG
1943-10-18 Unit renamed 113MFS
1944-03-07 Unit renamed 113MFCU
1944-08-18 Home made Window dropped for an experiment
1944-08-29 Radar jamming exercise for two days (US army)
1945-01-01 Mariner a/c (41Sqn) arrives to move personnel
1945-01-31 Unit ceases operations(1)
1945-02-07 Majority personnel move to 114 at Strathpine
1945-02-20 Remainder of unit boards SS Thedens
1945-02-25 Unit arrives at Townsville QLD
1945-02-28 Unit closed
1945-04-27 Unit disbanded
 

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