Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 316RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1943-03-01 | Unit Formed at Mascot NSW | |
| 1943-05-08 | Unit leaves Sydney on MV Wanaka | |
| 1943-05-11 | Unit arrives in Brisbane | |
| 1943-05-12 | Unit departs Brisbane | |
| 1943-05-15 | Unit arrives in Townsville & disembarks | |
| 1943-05-23 | Unit departs on MV Wanaka | |
| 1943-05-25 | Unit arrives at Horne Island | |
| 1943-05-27 | Unit departs Horne Island | |
| 1943-05-28 | Unit arrives at Merauke DNG | |
| 1943-05-30 | Unit moves onto site next to 40RS Merauke DNG | |
| 1943-07-05 | Personnel commence ops with 40RS | |
| 1943-07-09 | Advance party leave for Kombies DNG on Sylvia | |
| 1943-07-10 | Turning gear arrives at Merauke(3) | |
| 1943-07-11 | Commenced erecting radar next to 40RS | |
| 1943-07-16 | Radar operational | |
| 1943-07-24 | Second party departs for Kombies on Lily | |
| 1943-07-26 | Second party arrives at Kombies | |
| 1943-08-01 | Third party departs | |
| 1943-08-02 | Erection of radar tower commenced | |
| 1943-08-14 | Unit equipment unloaded from 'Lily' at Kombies DNG | |
| 1943-08-16 | Harman arrives with last of personnel | |
| 1943-08-21 | 'Ivanhoe' arrives with last of equipment | |
| 1943-08-28 | Tower completed | |
| 1943-08-30 | Radar equipment added to tower | |
| 1943-09-02 | Radar operational | |
| 1943-09-17 | LAC Egge falls off tower and breaks his arm | |
| 1943-11-06 | Earthquake shakes station - no damage | |
| 1943-11-22 | Unit commences 24 hour operations | |
| 1943-12-13 | BL4 Interrogator added to radar | |
| 1943-12-30 | Exceptional high tide floods camp site | |
| 1944-04-11 | Vultee Vengence crashes near radar site(4) | |
| 1944-07-22 | Wyoia arrives with equip for new radar tower | |
| 1944-08-17 | New radar tower completed(5) | |
| 1944-08-23 | Off air for 6 days to put radar on new tower | |
| 1944-08-30 | Radar resumes operations | |
| 1945-01-01 | Operations ceased for relocation | |
| 1945-01-10 | Unit relocates to Merauke(1) | |
| 1945-01-21 | Unit departs for mainland by C-47(2) | |
| 1945-05-18 | Operational at Morotai DEI | |
| 1945-06-13 | Operational at Coal Point, Labuan BOR | |
| 1945-12-05 | Equipment returned to Bankstown NSW | |
| 1946-09-09 | Unit Disbanded | |