Territory Stories
39 Zone Filter Centre
Details:
Title
39 Zone Filter Centre,
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Millingimbi - Gove (Yirrikala),
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Air Force,
Service branch
Radar,
Unit
39 Zone Filter Centre,
Date arrived in NT
1943-08-23,
Date left the NT
1945-01-21,
History
The Centre was formed at Milingimbi 23 August 1943. On 30 March 1944, four Boomerang aircraft were scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft which had been tracked by 308, 312 and 321 Radar Stations, but no contact was made. The Centre was relocated to Gove by air 3 April 1944 and was operational within 2 days. The Centre was disbanded 21 January 1945.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Royal Australian Air Force,
Radar,
Air Force,
Australia,
39 Zone Filter Centre,
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C293083 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph VIC1731, Second World War, 1939-1945] ,
https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/35470 [39 Zone Filter Centre] ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844615 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844615
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844849 ,
Territory Stories
39 Zone Filter Centre
Details:
Title
39 Zone Filter Centre,
Collection
WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Millingimbi - Gove (Yirrikala),
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Air Force,
Service branch
Radar,
Unit
39 Zone Filter Centre,
Date arrived in NT
1943-08-23,
Date left the NT
1945-01-21,
History
The Centre was formed at Milingimbi 23 August 1943. On 30 March 1944, four Boomerang aircraft were scrambled to intercept enemy aircraft which had been tracked by 308, 312 and 321 Radar Stations, but no contact was made. The Centre was relocated to Gove by air 3 April 1944 and was operational within 2 days. The Centre was disbanded 21 January 1945.,
Notes
Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ,
Language
English,
Subject
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Royal Australian Air Force,
Radar,
Air Force,
Australia,
39 Zone Filter Centre,
File type
image/jpeg,
Use
No known copyright,
Copyright owner
Australian War Memorial,
License
https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm ,
Related links
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C293083 [Australian War Memorial : Photograph VIC1731, Second World War, 1939-1945] ,
https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/35470 [39 Zone Filter Centre] ,
Parent handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844615 ,
Citation address
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844615
Related items
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844849 ,