Arriving at Whenuapai on the afternoon of 07 October was Royal Australian Air Force Beech King Air 350 A32-439 with the light twin making its way from Norfolk Island. The previous day the King Air had flown from Townsville to Amberley and onto Norfolk Island. On the night of 09 October the King Air conducted an exercise over the Hunua Ranges, south of Auckland.
United States Air Force Boeing 757/C32B 99-6143 arrived at Whenuapai on the evening of 08 October from Perth as RCH582. This aircraft visited Whenuapai during early August this year. The C32 departed Whenuapai for Richmond mid morning 10 October.
A trio of arrivals from RAAF Pearce on the morning of 09 October. First to arrive was Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed C130J Hercules A97-450 as ASY716. This was followed two hours later by United States Air Force Boeing C17 Globemaster III 03-3124 and 07-7182 as RCH445 and RCH695 respectively making the journey in formation and landing two minutes apart . Both aircraft had arrived at Pearce from Andersen AFB, Guam on 07 October. The two C17's are operated by the 437th AW/315th AW based at Charleston, SC. Both C17's departed Whenuapai for Richmond mid early afternoon 10 October.
