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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk I
Formation Order: AFCO 340/42
Disbandment Order: AFCO B483/45

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1942-10-20 Unit Formed at Townsville QLD
1942-11-02 Radar erected at Kissing Point(1)
1942-12-07 Equipment loaded on HT Taroona
1942-12-08 Personnel embark
1942-12-12 Unit arrives at Port Moresby PNG(2)
1943-01-07 Unit loaded on SS Mulliama
1943-01-08 Unit arrives at Milne Bay PNG
1943-01-09 Unit disembarks
1943-01-10 Unit loaded on Tung Song(3)
1943-01-11 Unloading completed at Normanby Island PNG
1943-01-18 Radar erected(4)
1943-02-22 Unit operational(5)
1944-06-10 Camp destroyed by sudden gale(6)
1944-07-22 Placed under control of 109MFCU
1945-01-12 Operations ceased - Packed for move
1945-02-02 Equip loaded on MV Nugonco
1945-02-04 Unit arrives at Milne Bay PNG
1945-03-26 Equip moved to west end of Gurney Strip
1945-04-02 Radar erection commenced
1945-04-05 Radar operational at Gurney Strip Milne Bay PNG
1945-04-10 Operations ceased to move to new site
1945-04-11 Equipment dismantled and packed
1945-05-21 Advance party loaded for departure
1945-05-23 Advance party departs on LC 018-45
1945-06-18 Unit completes move to Hood Point PNG
1945-07-01 Unit Operational
1945-08-03 Unit ceases operations
1945-09-01 Equip packed for relocation
1945-09-14 Unit departs on LCM 018-45 and Alicia
1945-09-24 Unit completes move to ADHQ Moresby
1945-11-27 Unit Disbanded
 

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