13 FIGHTER SECTOR HEADQUARTERS RAAF
LATER CALLED NO. 113 FIGHTER CONTROL UNIT RAAF

No. 13 Fighter Sector Headquarters was formed at Garbutt airfield on 16 Apr 1943. They embarked from Cairns, Queensland on 27 Jun 1943 and disembarked at Merauke on 2 Jul 1943.

The Unit was renamed as No.113 Fighter Control Unit (113 FCU) on 7 Mar 1944.  They moved to Townsville on 25 Feb 1945.

The Unit was finally disbanded on 22 Apr 1945.

A typical RAAF Fighter Sector Headquarters

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