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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: ENG ACO
Formation Order: AFCO B100/43
Disbandment Order: AFCO B298/46

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1943-03-01 Unit Formed at Mascot NSW(3)
1943-05-05 Equip leaves Sydney by train
1943-05-07 Unit leaves Sydney by train
1943-05-08 Unit arrives in Melbourne
1943-05-09 Unit arrives by train in Adelaide
1943-05-11 Unit arrives by train in Alice Springs
1943-05-14 Unit leaves by road convoy
1943-05-17 Unit arrives at Larrimah NT
1943-05-18 Unit moves by train to Adelaide River
1943-05-24 Unit arrives in Darwin NT
1943-06-09 Tx tower at 55ft level
1943-09-10 Unit moves to site at Old Southport Road
1943-11-19 Camp site struck by lightning(2)
1944-04-15 Unit fully operational
1944-05-16 First enemy plot detected at 109 miles range
1944-09-02 Jamming tests - no effect on radar
1945-03-24 TRU radar tower raised(1)
1945-08-24 TRU radar closed down and packed
1945-10-26 Operations reduced to one watch
1945-12-07 Operations Ceased
1946-04-18 Unit Disbanded
 

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