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Unit Title: Radar Station
Equipment Type: AW Mk I
Formation Order: AFCO 199/42

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1942-07-21 Unit Formed at Townsville QLD(1)
1942-11-12 Unit moves to Kissing Point QLD(2)
1942-11-26 Equipment loaded onto a/c at Garbutt(3)
1942-11-27 CO & Advance party depart by B-17
1942-11-29 Remainder of unit depart by air for Port Moresby
1942-11-30 Equipment loaded onto C-47
1942-12-01 Unit leaves Wards Strip for Dobodura PNG(4)
1942-12-02 Erection of equipment commenced(5)
1942-12-06 Operational at Dododura PNG
1942-12-07 30Sqn a/c (A19-9) crashes near radar site
1942-12-26 Hudson forced down near radar
1943-01-01 22Sqn a/c forced down near radar
1943-01-04 22Sqn a/c forced down near radar
1943-03-04 30 Sqn a/c crash lands near radar
1943-08-16 Ceased operations & packed for relocation
1943-08-17 Unit leaves by a/c for Port Moresby(6)
1943-08-18 Unit arrives at Tsili Tsili PNG
1943-08-19 Equipment moved to site and erected
1943-08-20 Radar Operational
1943-08-24 Unit is sandbagged & camouflaged
1943-09-21 Unit bombed - personnel injured(7)
1943-10-27 Ceased operations - prepared for move
1943-10-28 BL4 fitted
1943-10-29 Unit flown to Amami PNG
1943-10-30 Radar erection commenced(8)
1943-11-01 Radar Operational
1943-11-04 622 SAW departs
1944-04-18 Operational at Nadzab PNG
1944-05-15 Ceased operations - prepare for move
1944-05-17 Cease operations for relocation
1944-05-18 Unit moves to Nadzab PNG
1944-06-09 Unit departs Nadazb by air for Tadji
1944-07-30 Unit Disbanded - equipment handed to 4RIMU
 

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