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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk II
Formation Order: AFCO B191/43

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1943-05-07 Unit Formed at Mascot NSW
1943-07-03 Unit travels by air to Townsville QLD
1943-07-06 CO & Advance party leave Townsville by flying boat
1943-07-07 Unit travels by air to Horn Island QLD(1)
1943-07-08 Personnel & equipment flown to Tanah Merah DNG(2)
1943-07-16 Last flight of equipment arrives
1943-07-23 Radar operational
1943-08-28 Unit commences 24 hour operations
1943-09-05 Township bombed by 9 a/c, 41 bombs - no casualties
1943-09-23 Cease operations to move to new radar site
1943-09-24 Operational at new site at Tanah Merah DNG
1943-10-01 Unit off air due to equipment failure
1943-10-18 Fire in engine room - Ford generator damaged
1943-10-27 Back on air after spare parts delivery
1943-11-06 Severe earth tremor shook station
1943-12-03 Earth tremor shook station
1944-01-23 LAC W.R. Rodgers killed in tree felling accident
1944-04-06 Cease operation for move
1944-04-08 Operational at new site on 25 foot tower
1944-05-01 BL4 serviceable
1944-05-16 Off air due to lack of spares
1944-05-19 Mk 1 tx arrives to replace Mk II(3)
1944-05-27 Back on air with Mk II tx with spares
1944-08-07 Mk I tx installed in place of Mk II
1945-01-28 New radar site mapped out
1945-01-28 Operations reduced to one watch
1945-02-12 Move to new site delayed
1945-02-25 Commenced new tower for radar
1945-03-08 Moved radar to new tower
1945-05-31 Ceased operation for relocation
1945-07-11 Unit reformed at Pitt Town NSW
1945-12-16 All equipment moved to ADHQ Sydney
1945-12-22 Unit closed
1946-01-03 Unit Disbanded
1947-03-01 Unit unpacked & tested at Iwakuni JAP
1947-04-02 Unit moved to Miho JAP
1947-05-02 Radar operational
1948-04-01 Unit to 24 hour operations
1948-06-30 Unit disbanded
 

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