List of Royal Australian Air Force Communication Units

During and shortly after World War II the Royal Australian Air Force formed 13 Communication Units. These flight-sized units performed a wide range of support roles including transport, supplying isolated garrisons and supporting training. The Communication Units typically operated small numbers of several types of aircraft.

Members of No. 7 Communication Unit with a Vultee Vengeance aircraft (left), an Avro Anson aircraft (centre) and an A71-14 Norseman aircraft (right). These three types of aircraft were used by many Communication Units.

Summary list of RAAF Communication Units

Name	Formed	Disbanded	Area of operations	Remarks
No. 1 Communication Unit	1 Nov 1939	22 Jul 1948	Victoria	Provided VIP transport from September 1944
No. 2 Communication Unit	2 Dec 1940	15 Jul 1944	New South Wales
No. 3 Communication Unit	30 Jun 1942	28 Feb 1946	New South Wales
No. 4 Communication Unit	7 Sep 1942	16 Apr 1946	Queensland
No. 5 Communication Unit	1 Dec 1942	9 Mar 1946	North Queensland
No. 6 Communication Unit	8 Dec 1942	30 Dec 1945	Northern Territory
No. 7 Communication Unit	24 Dec 1943	31 May 1946	Western Australia
No. 8 Communication Unit	4 Nov 1943	4 Mar 1946	New Guinea	Formed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron
No. 9 Communication Unit	4 Nov 1943	10 May 1946	New Guinea, Borneo	Formed from No. 1 Rescue and Communications Squadron
No. 10 Communication Unit	11 Sep 1944	17 Nov 1944	Bougainville Island
No. 11 Communication Unit	13 Mar 1945	February 1946	Netherlands East Indies
No. 13 Communication Unit	17 Jul 1945	23 Oct 1945	Queensland	No aircraft issued
No. 30 Communication Unit	1 Nov 1950	10 Mar 1953	Korea	Redesignated No. 30 Transport Unit in November 1951, and No. 36 (Transport) Squadron in March 1953

References

• RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.