Timeline of Wilkes Station Antarctica
| Date | Event |
| 2 Jan 1961 | Magga Dan arrives for Change Over |
| 10 Jan 1961 | Post Office open - Pentathol postcard cancelled |
| 12 Jan 1961 | Magga Dan departs |
| 16 Feb 1961 | Magga Dan at ice edge |
| 7 Nov 1961 | Arrival of BUNO 140439 en-route to McMurdo from Mirny |
| 8 Nov 1961 | P2V Neptune "Bluebird" crashes on take off on the plateau behind Wilkes |
| 11 Nov 1961 | Rescue and recovery aircraft from McMurdo |