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DAILY NARRATIVE FROM 0900KA5TH UNTIL 0900KA8TE JANUARY, 1954.
AIR ?IERCY
G.P.V. 961
HAWKESBURY
WARREEN
H .M .N .Z .S . HAWEA
SPRIGHTLY
KANGAROO
H .N .M .S . TERNATE
GLADSTONE
SYDNEY
TOBRUK
“(Confidential )
NAVAL STAFF SIGNAL LOG SUMMARY.
Nominated as S .A .R . craft for Royal Visit
to Sydney.
Departing Sydney 0400KA6th January.
E .T .A . Jervis Bay 1900K A 6th January.
Departed Kieta for Honiara 0700KA5th January.
Arrived Honiara 1410KA6th January.
Delaying departure from Honiara by 24 hours.
Departing Sydney 1100KA5th January to
rendezvous with WARREGO at 0800KA9th January
off Queenscliff.
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Arrived Sydney 091 OK A 5 th January.
P .G .S . at 1200K/l5th January 01° 26»S. 139° 53'E .
Course 094“, Speed 12 Knots. E .T .A . Manus
0800K A 7 t h January. P .O .S . 1200KA6th January
01° 4 5 ’ S. 145° 0 6 'E. Course 093 , Speed 12 Knots.
E .T .A . 2359KA6th January.
Departing Gladstone 0800KA6th January. E .T .A .
Brisbane 1200KA8th January. P .O .S . 1200K/l6th
January 23° 5 8 .2 « S. 151° 5 2 .2 'E . Course 098 ,
Speed 9 Knots.
Trials completed, departed Melbourne 15th January,
E .T .A . Sydney 18th January.
Programme from Monday 18th January until 21st
January contained in GLADSTONE’ S D .T .G . 150515.
Pilot Sub-Lieutenant (P) S .H . McClinton, R .N .,
died as result of injuries sustained in
aircraft accident.
Departed Kobe 15th January, arrived Kure
16th January.