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12 Survey Design Unit

Details:

Title

12 Survey Design Unit,

Collection

WWII Military Units, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Location

Katherine, Manbulloo, Coomalie Creek,

Nation of service

Australia,

Service

Air Force,

Service branch

Logistics,

Unit

12 Survey Design Unit,

Alternative unit name

12 SDU,

Parent unit

61 Wing,

Date arrived in NT

1943,

Date left the NT

1944,

History

The Unit was formed at Royal Park in Melbourne. They undertook architectural work, field survey and design. They were disbanded on 1 September 1944. Flying officer Leslie John Keith Olney (256518) died on 29 May 1943 from injuries received in a flying accident.,

Notes

Dates: -- Katherine, February 1943 -- Manbulloo, June 1943 -- Coomalie, 6 August 1944,

Language

English,

Subject

Second World War, 1939-1945, Royal Australian Air Force, Air Force, SDU, Architects, Design, Drafting, Surveyors, 61 Wing, Australia, 12 Survey Design Unit, 61 Wing,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Related links

https://trove.nla.gov.au/list/31534 [12 Survey Design Unit],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844559,