Radar Stations in Australia
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Brief History
No. 18 Radar Station
First activated on 1 Jun 1942 at Saddle Back Mountain at Kiama, New South Wales. It was still active in late November 1944.
Unit Personnel
- Patricia Duke 4 Sep - 26 Dec 1942
No. 19 Radar Station
First established at Shepherd's Hill in New South Wales, it relocated to Bombi, NSW on 19 Apr 1942. It was still active in late 1944.
Unit Personnel
- Patricia Duke 27 Dec 1942 - 11 Apr 1943
No. 144 Radar Station
This unit first came into being at Subiaco on 14 June 1943 before moving to Cannington on 16 Sep 1943. It continued as an active unit until April 1946 or later.
Unit Personnel
- Patricia Duke 20 Jun 1943 - 23 Jun 1944 & 10 Oct 1944 - 13 May 1945
- Edith Lillian Madgwick 12 Apr 1944 - 1 Apr 1945
- Marguerite Isabella (Peg) Stevens 11 Jul 1944 - 1 Apr 1945
Notes
Content has come from Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History - Volume 5 Radar Units - Australian Government Publishing Service - 1995