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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk IA
Formation Order: AFCO B101/43
Disbandment Order: AFCO B314/46

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1943-03-01 Unit Formed at Mascot NSW
1943-03-24 Equip begins to arrive at Port Moresby by aircraft
1943-04-01 All personnel & equip arrive at Port Moresby(3)
1943-04-06 Advance party leaves on 'Oomoobah' for new site
1943-04-12 First load departs by air for Cape Ward Hunt(1)
1943-04-13 Second & final load depart by air(1)
1943-04-21 Radar operational(2)
1943-07-17 408RS in Pubitari area
1943-11-21 BL4 Interrogator installed
1944-04-27 Both diesels unserviceable
1944-04-29 Spares dropped by air for diesels
1944-07-22 Placed under 104FCU control
1944-08-01 Operations ceased - Unit dismantled and packed
1944-10-03 Equip loaded on Waimana
1944-10-04 Personnel embark - ship sails
1944-10-07 Unit arrives at Milne Bay PNG
1944-12-31 Unit re-equipped with new radar
1945-08-08 Unit arrives at Middleburg Island DNG
1945-09-17 Radar operational
1945-09-21 Operations ceased - Unit dismantled and packed
1945-09-28 Equip loaded on MV Wanaka
1945-10-01 Personnel embark
1945-10-02 MV Wanaka sails from Middleburg Is
1945-10-06 Unit arrives at Madang - personnel disembark
1945-10-16 MV Wanaka with equip arrives in Brisbane
1945-11-07 Personnel arrive at Richmond NSW
1945-11-10 Equip arrives from Brisbane on SS River Clarence
1946-01-01 Unit re-equipped for movement to Melbourne
1946-07-12 Unit Disbanded
 

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