Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 60RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1943-10-20 | Unit Formed at 59 Mile NT(1) | |
| 1943-10-30 | Unit packed for move to new site(2) | |
| 1943-11-12 | Advance party leaves for Piper Head(4) | |
| 1943-11-15 | Temporary camp set up(3) | |
| 1943-12-04 | Personnel leave for Piper Head(6) | |
| 1943-12-06 | Equipment unloaded at Cape Van Dieman NT | |
| 1943-12-16 | Personnel move to Garden Point NT | |
| 1944-01-02 | 2nd section of tower completed | |
| 1944-02-07 | Unit move completed | |
| 1944-02-20 | Radar installation completed | |
| 1944-03-13 | ASV Beacon operational | |
| 1944-04-07 | Operational at Cape Van Dieman NT | |
| 1944-08-01 | Fire reported at beach head (7) | |
| 1945-04-16 | Operations cease - C&M basis | |
| 1945-05-14 | Operations resumed | |
| 1945-10-15 | Unit cease operation - C & M | |
| 1945-11-01 | Unit returned to Darwin on 'Yalata' | |
| 1946-01-21 | Unit Disbanded | |