ɪt wʌz fˈɜːst fˈɔːɹmd ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ænd kəmˈændᵻd ɹˈɑːf ɹˈeɪdɑːɹ stˈeɪʃənz ɪn nˈɔːɹθ kwˈiːnslənd ænd ðə sˈaʊθ kˈoʊst ʌv dˈʌtʃ nˈuː ɡˈɪni ʌntˈɪl bˌiːɪŋ dɪsbˈændᵻd ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ.
It was first formed in February 1943, and commanded RAAF radar stations in north Queensland and the south coast of Dutch New Guinea until being disbanded in October 1944.