Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 309RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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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 | |