Written Records, AWM54 741/5/9 PART 2 - [Patrols - Reconnaissance:] Report on Northern Territory Special Reconnaissance Unit, by Sqn Ldr D F Thomson RAAF [Report minus maps] - Part 24

Conflict:

Second World War, 1939–45

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Official Records

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Open to contributions

Accession number:

AWM2022.1720.28641

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Date	Courses	Winds	Time	Remarks
2/4/42	Various	C1.W1.abc O	0130 0310	Entering Crocodile Islands. Anchored Millingimbi 2 Fth. Sent boat ashore for information regarding stranded pilot. Report plane arrived today to take him to Darwin.
	Various	Sea 1 B.C. S.K.1.	0615	Move up and left under power.
	N.W. W X E	S.1. Sea O. B.C.	0745 0900	Clear Yantoom Isld. Cape Stewart abeam to port Dist.1-73
	WNW	NE. sea 1 B.C.	1345	All Co. 1620 clear shoal patch Alt Co WXN.
	WXN	E2. sea O. B.C. W.N.T. Sea 1 C.1.	1700 2030	Engine breakdown. All sail Set. 1810 Resumed under half-speed. N.Golbourn Isld abeam. 2045 Engine cut out.
	WEW		2130	All Co. 9200 Resumed under half speed. Richardson off duty (sick)
3/4/42	WXS.N.3	Nil sea 001	0300	Cape Cockburn abeam Alt Co.
	WXN	SW3 sea 071	0450	Entering Bowen Straits
			0710	Anchored NW and Bowen Straits at Cracker Isld. Sergeant Elkington effecting repairs to [[?]] engine. Richardson off duty (sick) treatment quinine and aspirin.
			1500	Engine trials unsatisfactory.
	N.57°W	EE2.00.0	1500	Move up and left under sails.
			1730	Engine working 1950 Danger Point abeam.
	E.75°W		1510	Sandy Isld No. N abeam.
	5.59°W	NEW.sea R.G.	2020	Alt Co. 2400 Alt Co. S.10°W
4/4/42	S.10°W	WN1.sea 0. C	0040	Engine stopped again.
	S.		0330	Engine restarted 0430 Alt. Co. SEAS
	SSW	SE2 sea 1 0.	0615	Alt Co. 0915 No 1 Buoy abeam Co.350°W
	365°W		1145	Cape Hotham abeam Alt CO.
			1245	Ho2 Light Buoy abeam
			1330	Anchored Venom Isld in 3 fths. Air raid in progress over Darwin.
5/4/42		WE6 1 COH	0030	Heavy NE squall force 6.
	W	SW1 0 B.C.	0705	Move up and left under power.
	S6°W		0910	No 6 Light Buoy abeam Alt Co. Strong head side.
	S		1150	Charles Pt. Light bearing 3 50°W AltOc
			1300	Eave to spoke. Examination vessel. Air raid in progress.
			1330	Entered Wand Boom defence.
			1430	Anchored Penny Bay in 3 fths. S/L Thomson at Darwin.

Date	Courses	Winds	Time	Remarks
6/4/42		SE3.2.B.C.		At Darwin. Out to Adv HQ with S/L Thomson. Requisitioning for supplies. Arrangements with Navy re repairs to engines, and report on same.
7/4/42			0300	Alert. Stand by. 0400 Stand down all clear. At Rear HQ getting stores.
			1440	Stores arrived at wharf loading same.
		SE1.C.B.C.	1500	Fuel arrived.
8/4/42			1400	At Darwin. Commenced loading fuel. Self to H.Q. Engine ports from H.M.A.S. Platypus arrived. Unable to procure .50s amn. .45 TSMG amn. Stores not arrived from Q Branch. Soap, matches, 12 gaug. 22 25/20 cont. igniters, waste Engine room stores.
			1600	Maj. Walker aboard 1630 Maj. Walker departed.
			2245	Loaded stores outstanding excepting igniters and engine room stores. W.N.M on wireless setoverhaul. Report on Aroetta's engine not handed into E.Qs yet by Lieut Commander Butcher.
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