No. 208 Radar Station RAAF
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
No. 208 Radar Station RAAF was an Royal Australian Air Force radar station formed at Mine Camp near Catherine Hill Bay, New South Wales on 10 February 1943.
The radar station at Mine Camp was built by the Allied Works Council to monitor enemy airborne threats during World War 2. The radar station had two large towers on a north and south arrangement and two concrete igloo buildings which housed the Advance Chain Overseas (ACO) radar equipment.
All communicated plotted data was sent to the No. 2 Fighter Sector Headquarters in Newcastle by land line or radio telephone.
No. 208 Radar Station RAAF was disbanded on 28 January 1947.
[edit] Commanding Officers
- A.J. Ryan (FlgOff) - 10 January 1943
- A.G.L. Price (FlgOff) - 2 June 1943
- R.S. Coggins (PltOff) - 16 September 1943
- S.E. Stead (SectOff) - 1 September 1944
- W.C. Hammer (FltLt) - 6 October 1944
- R.S. Pearce (FlgOff) - 6 April 1945
- E.M. Robertson (SectOff) - 14 July 1945
- E.S. Padman (FltLt) - 10 September 1945
- J.W. Harris (FltLt) - 15 November 1945
- B.F. Gallagher (FlgOff) - 24 January 1946
- W.S. Mattick (Sgt) - 5 February 1946
