Please search through radar units & COs active from 1937 to 1947 below.
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Unit: 152RS |
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Unit Title: Radar Station |
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| 1943-10-15 | Unit Formed at Mascot NSW | |
| 1944-01-06 | Unit moves by road to Ash Island NSW | |
| 1944-01-07 | Unit operational | |
| 1944-01-11 | Unit departs for new location | |
| 1944-01-20 | Final equipment delivered from 1RIMU | |
| 1944-03-15 | Equipment loaded on SS David F. Barry | |
| 1944-03-18 | Personnel embark on ship | |
| 1944-03-19 | SS David F Barry sails from Sydney | |
| 1944-03-31 | Unit arrives at Finschhafen PNG | |
| 1944-05-18 | Unit loaded on SS Marcus Daly | |
| 1944-05-19 | Unit departs by sea for Tadji PNG | |
| 1944-05-22 | Unit arrives at Tadji PNG | |
| 1944-05-29 | Commenced erection of equipment | |
| 1944-06-07 | Unit Operational | |
| 1944-07-10 | Japanese attack Aitape perimeter in force | |
| 1944-08-09 | Japanese withdraw from area | |
| 1944-10-09 | Aerial moved to new site(1) | |
| 1944-10-14 | Radar operational at new location | |
| 1944-10-23 | Operations reduced to standby | |
| 1944-12-19 | Station back to full operations(2) | |
| 1945-02-12 | Reverted to standby operations | |
| 1945-05-19 | Radar jamming tests by Sect 22 | |
| 1945-07-18 | Unit operating in Air Warning mode | |
| 1945-08-24 | Reverts to standby operations | |
| 1945-09-20 | Unit personnel return to Australia (4) | |
| 1945-10-01 | Unit equipment packed for relocation | |
| 1946-03-11 | Unit Disbanded | |