CAC Plant Reports 1938, numbers 12 – 22

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1917 The Airco D.H.5 A9245, featuring the title 'New South Wales No 16, The Upper Hunter Battleplane', was presented to 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps by the Upper Hunter District, NSW on 15 May 1917. Source: ADF-Serials

1924 WGCDR Stanley Goble and FLTLT Ivor McIntyre continued their around-Australia flight in Fairey IIID A10-3 on Thursday 15 May 1924 (journey day 40, flying day 17). Although weather conditions at Albany were unfavourable, a start was made at 10.48 am. A moderate flight was made to Mary Ann Haven, where heavy rain forced them down to 100 feet. Visibility was nearly non-existent and the sea very rough. On landing at Esperance Bay the harbour was much too rough and the beach too exposed, so there was no alternative but to continue to Israelite Bay. Although the aircraft was making an airspeed of over 100 mph, the last 20 miles took 42 minutes. It was impossible to see either water or coast so they circled a group of islands in the Eastern Group, gradually climbing until a break appeared in the direction of Israelite Bay. They immediately put the nose down and sped in for a landing, just making the beach before the break in the weather disappeared. Israelite Bay was a telegraph repeating station, with a total population of four people, who did everything possible to help. Source: The First Round-Australia Flight, 1924 by Neville Parnell, AHSA Journal, vol 6, no 12, December 1965 and NAA: A9376, 92, Round Australia seaplane flight 1924 - Wing Commander Goble and Flight Lieutenant McIntyre