Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 338RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1943-09-21 | Unit Formed at Richmond NSW | |
| 1943-10-05 | Unit moves to Mascot NSW | |
| 1943-10-19 | Unit leaves Sydney by train | |
| 1943-10-20 | Unit arrives in Brisbane - Move to Sandgate | |
| 1943-10-22 | Unit moves by air to Port Moresby PNG(1) | |
| 1943-10-27 | Balance of equip arrives at Port Moresby by air | |
| 1943-10-29 | Radar erected & tested | |
| 1943-12-22 | Unit departs by air for Finschhafen PNG(3) | |
| 1943-12-24 | Equipment loaded on LCMs | |
| 1943-12-26 | Unit arrives at White Road PNG(2) | |
| 1943-12-27 | Erection of radar commenced | |
| 1944-01-06 | Radar operational | |
| 1944-01-12 | Complete breakdown of radar | |
| 1944-01-23 | Radar operational | |
| 1944-01-25 | Off air - no fuel for generators | |
| 1944-01-26 | On air - fuel salvaged from Japanese fuel dump | |
| 1944-02-01 | New Tx & Rx fitted | |
| 1944-04-04 | Ceased operations for relocation | |
| 1944-04-06 | Radar moved to new site at Matafuma Point | |
| 1944-04-11 | Radar operational | |
| 1944-06-10 | Jamming tests carried out | |
| 1944-07-22 | Placed under control of 109MFCU | |
| 1944-09-04 | Unit shut down for day due to dust storm | |
| 1944-10-15 | Off air - no generator fuel | |
| 1944-10-20 | Resupplied - back on air | |
| 1944-11-24 | Off air - no fuel | |
| 1944-11-29 | Resupplied - back on air | |
| 1945-01-28 | Ceased operations for refit | |
| 1945-03-28 | Unit moves to Kranket Is, Madang | |
| 1945-04-30 | Unit re-equipped & serviced | |
| 1945-05-01 | Unit moves to Biak DNG | |
| 1945-07-31 | Unit departs Madang PNG | |
| 1945-11-29 | Unit Disbanded | |