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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: ENG Mk V COL
Formation Order: AFCO B52/43
Disbandment Order: AFCO B372/46

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1943-01-15 Unit Formed at Richmond NSW
1943-02-19 Unit moves by train to Melbourne VIC
1943-02-21 Unit arrives in Ascot Vale, Melbourne
1943-02-22 Unit leaves for Terowie by train
1943-02-23 Unit arrives at Terowie
1943-02-25 Unit leaves by train for Alice Springs
1943-02-27 Unit arrives in Alice Springs NT
1943-02-28 Unit departs Alice Springs by road
1943-03-03 Unit arrives at Larrimah NT
1943-03-04 Unit departs by train for Adelaide River NT
1943-03-05 Unit arrives at Adelaide River NT (44 Wing)
1943-03-17 Unit leaves Adelaide River NT for 132RS
1943-03-18 Unit equipment leaves132RS for Darwin NT(1)
1943-04-01 CO & advance party leaves for Cape Don NT by ship
1943-04-02 CO & advance party arrive at Cape Don NT
1943-04-06 Remainder of unit leave Darwin by ship
1943-04-15 W/T equipment installed & operational
1943-04-28 Radar operational
1943-12-18 ASV Beacon becomes operational
1944-01-11 BL4 installation party arrive
1944-01-21 BL4 Interrogator operational
1944-09-15 ENG Mk V COL equipment arrives at Cape Don NT
1944-12-26 Unit ceases operations with AW radar
1945-01-10 AW equipment packed and crated
1945-03-12 ENG Mk V COL operational
1945-08-14 RAAF Walrus a/c crashes on take off(2)
1945-09-08 Unit ceases operations
1945-09-25 Unit arrives in Darwin on 'Yalata'
1946-04-18 Unit formally disbanded
 

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