RAAF 135th Radar Station

Pinkenba Radar Station

In Australia, radar units were solely the responsibility of the RAAF whereas the US Army staffed American radar installations.

Formed at Brighton in early May 1943, 135th Radar Station moved to Pinkenba by the end of the following month. Personnel from both the RAAF and the WAAAF staffed the radar station. It maintained watch on any planes approaching the port of Brisbane and it remained at Pinkenba until 1945.

Place information

Location

Luggage Point

Pinkenba, QLD 4008

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Place type

Radar/signal station

History

The 135th Radar Station was formed at the Sandgate RAAF Station on 5 May 1943. Five days later, Flight Lieutenant A.W. Williams was appointed the unit’s first commander. The period of the first half of 1943 was important for the development of Australia’s radar defences as it saw the largest number (42) of RAAF radar units formed for any six-month period during World War Two. The 135th Radar unit trained for nearly two month at the Sandgate Station. The unit was issued with its equipment including the distinctive LW/AW Mk II radar antennae tower before being declared operational.

On 28 June...

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