List of Royal Australian Air Force Communication Units
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During and shortly after World War II the Royal Australian Air Force formed 13 Communication Units. These flight-sized units performed a wide range of support roles including transport, supplying isolated garrisons and supporting training. The Communication Units typically operated small numbers of several types of aircraft.
Name | Formed | Disbanded | Area of operations | Remarks |
No. 1 Communication Unit | 1 Nov 1939 | 22 Jul 1948 | Victoria | Provided VIP transport from September 1944 |
No. 2 Communication Unit | 2 Dec 1940 | 15 Jul 1944 | New South Wales | |
No. 3 Communication Unit | 30 Jun 1942 | 28 Feb 1946 | New South Wales | |
No. 4 Communication Unit | 7 Sep 1942 | 16 Apr 1946 | Queensland | |
No. 5 Communication Unit | 1 Dec 1942 | 9 Mar 1946 | North Queensland | |
No. 6 Communication Unit | 8 Dec 1942 | 30 Dec 1945 | Northern Territory | |
No. 7 Communication Unit | 24 Dec 1943 | 31 May 1946 | Western Australia | |
No. 8 Communication Unit | 4 Nov 1943 | 4 Mar 1946 | New Guinea | Formed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron |
No. 9 Communication Unit | 4 Nov 1943 | 10 May 1946 | New Guinea, Borneo | Formed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron |
No. 10 Communication Unit | 11 Sep 1944 | 17 Nov 1944 | Bougainville Island | |
No. 11 Communication Unit | 13 Mar 1945 | February 1946 | Netherlands East Indies | |
No. 13 Communication Unit | 17 Jul 1945 | 23 Oct 1945 | Queensland | No aircraft issued |
No. 30 Communication Unit | 1 Nov 1950 | 10 Mar 1953 | Korea | Redesignated No. 30 Transport Unit in November 1951, and No. 36 (Transport) Squadron in March 1953 |
References
[edit]- RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.