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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk IA
Formation Order: AFCO 397/42
Disbandment Order: AFCO B380/46

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1942-12-03 Unit Formed at Mascot NSW
1942-12-26 Equipment at ship side for loading
1942-12-31 Unit leaves Sydney NSW for Darwin NT(1)
1943-01-05 Unit arrives at Townsville
1943-01-06 Unit leaves Townsville
1943-01-08 Unit arrives at Thursday island
1943-01-13 Personnel disembark in Darwin NT(2)
1943-01-28 Commenced erecting array
1943-02-04 Radar operating for test and training
1943-03-07 Radar dismantled and packed
1943-03-09 Advance party leave for Fenton NT
1943-03-10 Radar erected
1943-03-12 Radar operating
1943-03-16 Unit completes move to Fenton
1943-04-16 Operations ceased - Radar dismantled and packed
1943-04-28 Unit move to 44 Wing camp
1943-05-02 Unit embarks on SS Islander
1943-05-03 Unit arrives at Goldburn Island NT
1943-05-05 Radar site selected
1943-05-12 Radar equipment erected
1943-05-27 Radar operational
1943-09-03 Mr L.E. Edwards arrives at unit(6)
1944-06-08 CO required urgent medical attention (7)
1944-06-09 CO evacuated by air (8)
1945-02-06 Cease Operations
1945-02-10 CO & personnel arrive at Cape Don(3)
1945-02-13 Unit arrives in Darwin NT
1945-02-21 Unit moves to Marsden Park NSW
1945-03-06 Unit moves to Strathpine QLD
1945-04-03 Unit embarks on SS Morgan Robertson
1945-04-19 Unit arrives at Morotai DEI
1945-05-04 Personnel embark on HMAS Westralia at Morotai DEI
1945-05-05 Unit leaves Morotai
1945-05-07 Unit personnel arrives at Tarakan BOR
1945-05-23 Equipment unloaded
1945-05-24 Camp site at Well's Feature selected
1945-05-30 Unit moves to new site
1945-06-03 Commenced erecting radar
1945-06-05 Unit operational(5)
1945-06-19 Radar dismantled and moved to new site
1945-08-10 Ceased operations
1945-09-13 Commenced continuous operations
1945-10-02 Ceased operations
1945-10-12 Equipment packed
1945-10-22 Unit moved to 114MFCU
1945-10-26 All personnel posted to 114MFCU
1945-12-18 Operational at Deniliquin NSW
1946-09-05 Unit Disbanded
 

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