No. 1 Fighter Sector RAAF
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No. 1 Fighter Sector was a Royal Australian Air Force
(RAAF) unit formed at Bankstown, New South Wales
on 25 February 1942.
The RAAF commandeered Capitol Theatre at Bankstown for use as an operations and plotting facility on 14 March 1942.
No. 1 Fighter Sector handed over operations to United States Army Air Corps
(USAAC) on 10 April 1942. The operations shifted to a disused railway tunnel at St James railway station in Sydney
.
On 13 August 1942, the RAAF resumed operations of No. 1 Fighter Sector and on 7 September 1942 the unit moved back to Bankstown. No. 1 Fighter Sector was renamed No. 101 Fighter Sector (101FS) on 18 October 1943 and was further renamed No. 101 Fighter Control Unit (101FCU) on 7 March 1944.
Unit became Air Defence Headquarters Sydney (ADHQ) on 21 January 1945 and moved into a three storey semi-underground purpose built operations and plotting facility
at Bankstown.
ADHQ was disbanded on 27 January 1947.
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
(RAAF) unit formed at Bankstown, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
on 25 February 1942.
The RAAF commandeered Capitol Theatre at Bankstown for use as an operations and plotting facility on 14 March 1942.
No. 1 Fighter Sector handed over operations to United States Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Corps
The United States Army Air Corps was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. Renamed from the Air Service on 2 July 1926, it was part of the United States Army and the predecessor of the United States Army Air Forces , established in 1941...
(USAAC) on 10 April 1942. The operations shifted to a disused railway tunnel at St James railway station in Sydney
St. James railway station, Sydney
St James is an underground railway station on the City Circle line in Sydney, Australia. The station is located under the northern end of Hyde Park, and is named after nearby St James Church...
.
On 13 August 1942, the RAAF resumed operations of No. 1 Fighter Sector and on 7 September 1942 the unit moved back to Bankstown. No. 1 Fighter Sector was renamed No. 101 Fighter Sector (101FS) on 18 October 1943 and was further renamed No. 101 Fighter Control Unit (101FCU) on 7 March 1944.
Unit became Air Defence Headquarters Sydney (ADHQ) on 21 January 1945 and moved into a three storey semi-underground purpose built operations and plotting facility
Bankstown Bunker
The Bankstown Bunker is a disused RAAF operations facility, located on the corner of Marion and Edgar Street, Bankstown, New South Wales....
at Bankstown.
ADHQ was disbanded on 27 January 1947.
Commanding officers
- C.E. Woodman (SqnLdr) - 9 March 1942
- G.K.K. Buscombe (SqnLdr) - 3 August 1942
- H.A. Conaghan (SqnLdr) - 7 December 1942
- J.H. Wright (WgCdr) - 10 May 1943
- C.C. Loxton (SqnLdr) - 25 January 1944
- A.H. Boyd (SqnLdr) - 21 April 1944
- T.W. Livesey (FltLt) - 8 August 1944
- J.G. Comans (FltLt) - 16 October 1944
- J.L. Darnton (WgCdr) - 27 November 1944
- C.G.C. Olive (WgCdr) - 5 January 1945
- S.W. Galton (WgCdr) - 23 July 1945
- R. Kingsford-Smith DFC (WgCdr) - 10 September 1945
- G.B. Murtough DFC (FltLt) - 19 March 1946
- B.L. Bracegirdle (SqnLdr) - 11 June 1946