CAC Plant Reports 1942, numbers 98 – 110

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1927 In an early example of the value of aircraft as aerial ambulances, a Qantas aeroplane flew from Winton, Queensland, to Sydney, NSW carrying an elderly Mrs. Parkes on a stretcher on 4 October 1927. The aircraft was piloted by E.J. Stephens and stopped at Bourke and Dubbo enroute. According to a newspaper report, "the voyage was a very rough one." Source: The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) Wed 5 Oct 1927, Page 11, BY AEROPLANE IN A STRETCHER.

1954 Lockheed Neptunes and GAF Lincolns from 10 and 11 Squadrons RAAF participated in Operation Satex One (Sea-Air Tactical Exercises) over Manus Island, one of the Admiralty Islands group, 240 miles north-east of New Guinea, which commenced on 4 October 1954. The exercise ran for two weeks and included co-operation with RAN ships. The RAAF aircraft flew from Momote airstrip on Los Negros Island. Source: The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 30 Sep 1954, Page 2, AIR-SEA EXERCISES AT MANUS ISLAND