Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 38RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1942-06-25 | Unit Formed at Darwin NT(1) | |
| 1942-08-14 | Advance Party arrive on Bathurst Island NT(2) | |
| 1942-08-24 | CO and equipment arrive at Bathurst Island(3) | |
| 1942-09-02 | Unit construction commenced | |
| 1942-10-22 | Radar erected(4) | |
| 1942-11-06 | Operational at Cape Fourcroy | |
| 1942-11-22 | First enemy plots recorded | |
| 1942-12-29 | Airmen rescued by unit personnel(5) | |
| 1943-04-03 | New AW Mk II Oscillator fitted to radar | |
| 1943-07-27 | Radar off air due to a major failure | |
| 1943-08-05 | Back on the air after repairs | |
| 1943-08-10 | Earth tremor occurred - sandbag walls collapse | |
| 1944-03-11 | Formal parade for new CO | |
| 1944-03-28 | Formal parade for new CO | |
| 1944-08-04 | RAAF Ensign raised for first time at unit(6) | |
| 1944-09-08 | Change to ENG Mk V COL commenced | |
| 1944-09-15 | Change to Mk V COL completed | |
| 1944-10-24 | Old AW tower dismantled | |
| 1944-12-10 | Old AW tower & equipment depart on HMAS Bombo | |
| 1945-09-24 | Unit ceases operations | |
| 1945-10-18 | Unit arrives back in Darwin NT | |
| 1946-04-18 | Unit Disbanded | |