Royal Australian Air Force Communication Units

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Members of No. 7 Communication Unit with a Vultee Vengeance aircraft (left), an Avro Anson aircraft (centre) and a A71-14 Norseman aircraft (right). These three types of aircraft were used by many Communication Units.
Members of No. 7 Communication Unit with a Vultee Vengeance aircraft (left), an Avro Anson aircraft (centre) and a A71-14 Norseman aircraft (right). These three types of aircraft were used by many Communication Units.

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.

Summary list of RAAF Communication Units
Name Formed Disbanded Area of operations Remarks
No. 1 Communication Unit 1/11/1939 22/07/1948 Victoria Provided VIP transport from September 1944
No. 2 Communication Unit 2/12/1940 15/07/1944 New South Wales
No. 3 Communication Unit 30/06/1942 28/02/1946 New South Wales
No. 4 Communication Unit 7/09/1942 16/04/1946 Queensland
No. 5 Communication Unit 1/12/1942 9/03/1946 North Queensland
No. 6 Communication Unit 8/12/1942 30/12/1945 Northern Territory
No. 7 Communication Unit 24/12/1943 31/05/1946 Western Australia
No. 8 Communication Unit 4/11/1943 4/03/1946 New Guinea Formed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron
No. 9 Communication Unit 4/11/1943 10/05/1946 New Guinea, Borneo Formed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron
No. 10 Communication Unit 11/09/1944 17/11/1944 Bougainville Island
No. 11 Communication Unit 13/03/1945 February 1946 Netherlands East Indies
No. 13 Communication Unit 17/07/1945 23/10/1945 Queensland No aircraft issued
No. 30 Communication Unit 1/11/1950 1/03/1953 Korea Expanded to form No. 36 Squadron

[edit] References

  • RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
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