No. 227 Radar Station RAAF

Typical array in vegetated areas

325 Radar Station at Corunna Downs

Brief History

The RAAF established Radar Stations during WW2, in Australia and New Guinea in order to provide early warning of enemy air attack and to a lesser extent seaborne attack, around the coastline and key inland installations. Equipment was obtained from a number of sources including the UK and Canada. This unit was formed at Subiaco before moving to Yanchep to detect any threat to Perth from the north. Many of the radar stations were very mobile and could be quickly moved to meet operational needs.

Other RAAF radar stations in Western Australia were located at:

• Rottnest Island (No 32)
• Cape Naturalist (No 33)
• Gin Gin -later moved to Kalamunda and then Geraldton (No 47)
• Jurien Bay (No 48)
• Cannington (No 144)
• Rockingham (No 228)
• Exmouth - later moved to the Northern Territory and then to Morotai (No. 310)
• Onslow (No 314)
• Old Drysdale Station briefly (No. 317)
• Drysdale Station (319)
• Corunna Downs - then Guildford (No 325)
• Broome and Cape Leveque (No. 326)
• Red Hill, - later Port Hedland (No. 328), and
• West Montilecit Island (No, 344)

Unit Personnel

• William James Smith 19 Dec 1943 - 2 Nov 1944