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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk I
Formation Order: AFCO B102/43
Disbandment Order: AFCO B382/46

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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
 

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