War History of the Australian Meteorological Service
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: D.Met.S.—Australia's Wartime Weather Service
Chapter 2: The Weather Factor in Warfare
Chapter 3: Met in the Retreat
Chapter 4: Met in the Advance
Chapter 5: Meteorology in Aviation
Chapter 6: Central Forecasting Services
Chapter 7: Met With the Army
How Weather Formations Were Created as Essential to the Army
Establishments Throughout Australia
Meteorological Staff Officer
Disposition of Flights
Successive Movements to Pacific Theatres
The Close of Hostilities
Chapter 8: Research and Personnel Training
Chapter 9: Instrumental Development and Maintenance
Chapter 10: Scientific Developments in the RAAF Meteorological Service
Chapter 11: Divisional Bureaux and Their Work
Appendix 1: List of Reports Provided by D.Met.S. for Advances Operational Planning and Other Purposes
Appendix 2: List of Service Personnel RAAF Meteorological Service
Appendix 3: List of Civilian Personnel Who Worked Together with Service Personnel of the RAAF Meteorological Service
Appendix 4: List of Locations at which RAAF Meteorological Service Personnel Served
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Disposition of Flights
The tempo of offensives by the Australian and American land forces in New Guinea was mounting and the attachment of a meteor section from No 1 Mobile Meteorological Flight to the 2/5 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery on movement to New Guinea was instituted at this period by D.Met.S. In August 1943 Sqn Ldr Dwyer was instructed to proceed from advanced land headquarters in Brisbane to New Guinea, by way of Townsville, to arrange for the employment of both No 1 and No 2 Flights with formations of the New Guinea Force.Just before the end of August 1943 No 1 Flight arrived at Port Moresby on its way to headquarters, RAA, 1st Australian Corps, at Dobodura, while a meteor detachment of the squadron proceeded with complete equipment to the Ninth Division which was engaged in consolidation of the Lae area and the Finschhafen campaign. The opportunity was taken while the flight was in the locality to instruct personnel from 3 Survey Battery at Port Moresby in meteor calculations so that they could relieve meteorological personnel of these duties for service further afield. Incidentally, another detachment from No 1 Flight had crossed to New Guinea with 11 Battery, 2/6 Field Regiment at its new station at Mount Tambu, during operations preliminary to the assault on Salamaua.
No 2 Flight reached Port Moresby in September 1943 on attachment to RAA headquarters, New Guinea Force, and in the following month a meteor detachment and a driver moved on to Dumpu to form a detachment with 2/4 Field Regiment, 7 Australian Division which took part in the assault on Shaggy Ridge.
These two flights were the only ones to move overseas during 1943, but in the following May 1944, No 5 Flight reached Lae and reported for duty with New Guinea Force. Alterations to the Army Order of Battle came a few weeks later, attaching No 1 Flight to 1 Australian Corps; No 2 Flight to 9 Division; No 3 Flight to 6 Division and No 5 Flight to New Guinea Force.
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