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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk I
Formation Order: AFCO B161/43
Disbandment Order: AFCO B80/46

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1943-04-11 Unit Formed at Mascot NSW
1943-06-02 Equip moved to Alexandria Goods Yard
1943-06-03 Equipment leaves for Terowie
1943-06-06 Personnel leave by train
1943-06-07 Personnel arrive Melbourne and leave for Adelaide
1943-06-08 Personnel arrive in Adelaide & leave for Terowie
1943-06-09 Unit leaves Terowie
1943-06-11 Unit arrives at Alice Springs
1943-06-12 Unit leaves by Army convoy
1943-06-15 Arrive at Larrimah NT
1943-06-17 Unit leaves for 44 Wing Adelaide River
1943-06-21 Equip arrives at Adelaide River & moved to Darwin
1943-07-22 Personnel leave by a/c for Millingimby
1943-07-25 Equip leaves by barge for Yirrkala NT
1943-07-27 Unit arrives at Yirkalla - camp set up at Mission
1943-08-07 Equipment arrives
1943-08-10 Unloading completed
1943-08-20 Radar operational
1943-12-26 Installation of BL4 Interrogator commenced
1944-01-27 BL4 installation completed
1944-04-15 New radar site prepared
1944-04-20 Radar moved to new site - off air for 10 hours
1944-06-06 Disturbance at Mission(1)
1945-02-11 Jamming demo by US Army
1945-10-15 Unit cease operations - Care & Maintenance
1946-01-21 Unit formally disbanded
 

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