No. 2 Fighter Sector RAAF
No. 2 Fighter Sector (2FS) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit formed at New Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales on 25 February 1942. No. 2 Fighter Sector was responsible for fighter aircraft control and coordination for the Newcastle and Hunter Region.[1]
The RAAF commandeered New Lambton Public School at New Lambton for use as an operations and plotting facility on 9 March 1942. The headmaster's residence at New Lambton Public School was used as No. 2 Fighter Sector Headquarters.[2]
No. 2 Fighter Sector became a Central Training School on 30 May 1942, to train operations room personnel and to conduct refresher courses for personnel from No. 1 Fighter Sector RAAF, No. 3 Fighter Sector RAAF, No. 7 Fighter Sector RAAF and No. 8 Fighter Sector RAAF, as well as the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).
On 18 October 1943, No. 2 Fighter Sector was renamed as No. 102 Fighter Sector (102FS) and on 3 March 1944 it was again renamed as No. 102 Fighter Control Unit (102FCU). On 27 November 1944, No. 102 Fighter Control Unit moved to Ash Island.[1]
No. 102 Fighter Control Unit was disbanded on 12 February 1945.[1]
Commanding officers
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- M.H. Everest (RAF) (SqnLdr) – 9 March 1942
- H.A. Conaghan (SqnLdr) – 9 December 1942
- T. Primrose AFC (WgCdr) – 28 June 1943
- R.A. Davison (SqnLdr) – 7 June 1944
- A.C. Neville (SqnLdr) – 6 September 1944
- H.T. Smith (FltLt) – 1 February 1945
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2 Fighter Sector Headquarters". www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ "No. 2 Fighter Sector, New Lambton Public School | A bit of this, a bit of that". lachlanwetherall.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.