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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: ENG Mk V COL
Formation Order: AFCO 313/42
Disbandment Order: AFCO B279/46

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1942-10-16 Unit Formed at Fremantle WA(4)
1942-11-05 Operational at Rottnest Island WA(1)
1944-02-24 Catalina plotted at 395 miles(2)
1944-02-29 Beaufort detected at 600 miles(3)
1944-11-05 First WAAAF posted to unit - in error
1945-01-01 Preamplifier fitted to radar(5)
1945-03-05 Radar jamming test with US Navy a/c
1945-03-06 Radar jamming test with US Navy a/c
1945-04-20 First WAAAF posted to unit - officially
1946-03-29 Unit ceases operations
1946-04-01 Commenced dismantling radar
1946-04-30 All equipment packed
1946-05-21 Unit Disbanded
 

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