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Unit: 341RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1943-10-25 | Unit Formed at Mascot NSW | |
| 1943-11-27 | Unit departs Mascot by train | |
| 1943-11-28 | Unit arrives in Brisbane & moves to Sandgate | |
| 1943-11-29 | Unit departs Brisbane | |
| 1943-12-01 | Unit arrives in Townsville | |
| 1943-12-04 | Radar equip arrives(3) | |
| 1943-12-06 | Unit moves by air to Horn Island(1) | |
| 1943-12-08 | Equip loaded on 'Britha'(4) | |
| 1943-12-09 | Unit leaves Horn Is & arrives on Mulgrave Is(5) | |
| 1943-12-10 | Radar site inspected on Mulgrave Hill | |
| 1943-12-11 | Commenced unloading equip(6) | |
| 1943-12-17 | Construction of road to site commenced | |
| 1944-01-01 | Unit moves to permanent camp site(7) | |
| 1944-01-03 | Road to radar site completed | |
| 1944-01-08 | Erection of radar commenced | |
| 1944-01-11 | Radar operating on test | |
| 1944-01-15 | Unit Operational | |
| 1944-03-06 | Normal operations commenced | |
| 1944-04-08 | Radar fully operational(2) | |
| 1944-10-29 | Unit moves into permanent operations room | |
| 1945-01-25 | Off air due to Tx failure | |
| 1945-01-29 | Back on air | |
| 1945-01-31 | Unit placed on a Care & Maintenance basis | |
| 1945-03-14 | FltLt Gunn attacked by 13ft rock python | |
| 1945-06-13 | Unit packed & loaded onto barge | |
| 1945-06-20 | Unit moves to ADHQ Higgins | |
| 1945-06-21 | Unit commences staggered movement to Richmond | |
| 1945-07-04 | Move to Richmond complete | |
| 1945-07-21 | Unit moves to Pitt Town NSW | |
| 1945-09-26 | Equip packed & returned to Stores Depot | |
| 1945-09-28 | Unit returns to Richmond NSW | |
| 1945-12-14 | Unit Disbanded | |