Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 340RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1943-10-18 | Unit Formed at Mascot NSW | |
| 1943-11-12 | Unit leaves Mascot by train | |
| 1943-11-13 | Unit arrives in Brisbane - Move to Sandgate | |
| 1943-11-16 | Unit leaves Archerfield by air for Townsville | |
| 1943-11-17 | Personnel arrive at Port Moresby PNG(1) | |
| 1943-11-26 | Radar equip taken over by 337RS | |
| 1943-11-27 | Unit takes over 337RS radar equip | |
| 1943-12-01 | Radar erected & tested | |
| 1943-12-28 | Radar dismantled & packed | |
| 1944-01-20 | Radar erected | |
| 1944-01-22 | Radar dismantled & packed | |
| 1944-01-24 | Radar erected in 7 hours | |
| 1944-01-25 | Radar dismantled & reassembled in 3.5 hours | |
| 1944-02-06 | All equip packed | |
| 1944-02-08 | Unit leaves on 12 a/c for Dreger PNG | |
| 1944-03-04 | Unit moved to Finschhafen - loaded on USS F15 | |
| 1944-03-05 | Sailed & anchored at Dreger Harbour(3) | |
| 1944-03-08 | Received water distiller & unit sailed(4) | |
| 1944-03-11 | Arrived at Bat Island - Commenced unloading | |
| 1944-03-12 | Unloading completed | |
| 1944-03-14 | Radar operational - CO ill with scrub typhus | |
| 1944-03-16 | CO evacuated | |
| 1944-03-23 | Two more personnel evacuated with scrub typhus | |
| 1944-03-30 | One airman evacuated by aircraft | |
| 1944-03-31 | Two more airmen evacuated - CO ill scrub typhus | |
| 1944-04-03 | CO evacuated by air | |
| 1944-04-05 | Ten more airmen evacuated | |
| 1944-04-09 | Two more airmen evacuated by air | |
| 1944-04-10 | Two more evacuations | |
| 1944-04-12 | Ceased operations - Equip packed | |
| 1944-04-13 | LCM & HMAS Stawell arrive for evacuation(5) | |
| 1944-04-14 | Departed Bat Island on LCM | |
| 1944-04-15 | Arrived at Los Negros ADM | |
| 1944-04-18 | Unit staged at 337RS | |
| 1944-04-20 | LAC E.A. Hobby dies of scrub typhus | |
| 1944-04-22 | Cpl J.D. Whitman dies of scrub typhus | |
| 1944-05-06 | Radar & array transferred to 347RS(6) | |
| 1944-05-07 | Personnel return to Bat Island | |
| 1944-05-08 | Equip recovered from island | |
| 1944-05-10 | Recovery group return to Los Negros | |
| 1944-05-13 | Received 347RS radar equip | |
| 1944-05-18 | Unit departs by air for Tadji PNG(7) | |
| 1944-05-18 | Temporary camp established | |
| 1944-05-22 | Radar equip arrives at Tadji(8) | |
| 1944-05-23 | Jeep track cut to radar site | |
| 1944-05-25 | Radar installation under way | |
| 1944-05-28 | Radar operational | |
| 1944-06-01 | ASV Beacon operating | |
| 1944-06-29 | Cease operations for relocation | |
| 1944-07-02 | Temporary camp set up on Tadji Beach | |
| 1944-10-31 | Radar erected on Tadji Beach(2) | |
| 1944-11-16 | Radar operational | |
| 1944-12-05 | Commenced 24 hour operations | |
| 1944-12-18 | Advance party departs for Tadji Point | |
| 1944-12-20 | Ceased operations for relocation | |
| 1944-12-23 | Move to Tadji Point completed | |
| 1944-12-28 | Radar operational | |
| 1945-04-22 | Off air for servicing | |
| 1945-04-24 | Resumed operations | |
| 1945-05-19 | Jamming tests carried out | |
| 1945-11-10 | Ceased operations | |
| 1945-11-11 | Radar dismantled & packed | |
| 1945-11-28 | Unit arrives Madang PNG | |
| 1945-12-03 | Unit Disbanded | |