List of Royal Australian Air Force Communication Units explained

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
FormedDisbandedArea of operationsRemarks
No. 1 Communication Unit1 Nov 193922 Jul 1948VictoriaProvided VIP transport from September 1944
No. 2 Communication Unit2 Dec 194015 Jul 1944New South Wales
No. 3 Communication Unit30 Jun 194228 Feb 1946New South Wales
No. 4 Communication Unit7 Sep 194216 Apr 1946Queensland
No. 5 Communication Unit1 Dec 19429 Mar 1946North Queensland
No. 6 Communication Unit8 Dec 194230 Dec 1945Northern Territory
No. 7 Communication Unit24 Dec 194331 May 1946Western Australia
No. 8 Communication Unit4 Nov 19434 Mar 1946New GuineaFormed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron
No. 9 Communication Unit4 Nov 194310 May 1946New Guinea, BorneoFormed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron
No. 10 Communication Unit11 Sep 194417 Nov 1944Bougainville Island
No. 11 Communication Unit13 Mar 1945February 1946Netherlands East Indies
No. 13 Communication Unit17 Jul 194523 Oct 1945QueenslandNo aircraft issued
No. 30 Communication Unit1 Nov 195010 Mar 1953KoreaRedesignated No. 30 Transport Unit in November 1951,
and No. 36 (Transport) Squadron in March 1953

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