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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: LW/AW Mk IA
Formation Order: AFCO B437/43
Disbandment Order: AFCO B79/46

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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
 

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