On the road to recovery, this is their last Aussie stop.

The drink bottle was changed at every refueling stop.

The drink bottle was changed at every refuelling stop.

After refueling in Las Vegas, Flight 3 took off on a clear night.

After refueling in Las Vegas, Flight 3 took off on a clear night.

After another brief refueling stopover in Punta Arenas, Chile, the crew will return to Florida.

After another brief refueling stopover in Punta Arenas, Chile, we’ll return to Florida.

The visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan indicated that there would be a fuel stop in Peace River on the return leg.

Further problems followed when they made an unscheduled refueling stop at Jobbolpore but found no aviation fuel.

One more refuelling stopover and she'd be in Hawaii - and from there it would be back to the US mainland.

One more refuelling stopover and she’d be in Hawaii – and from there it would be back to the US mainland.

After a brief fueling stop at Pearl Harbor on 2 June, the warships arrived in Long Beach on the 8th.

After a brief fueling stop at Pearl Harbor on 2 June the warships arrived in Long Beach on the 8th.

After a brief fueling stop at Pearl Harbor on 2 June, the warships arrived in Long Beach on 8 June.

The island also boasts the only international airport of the archipelago, developed before WW II as a refueling stopover between Africa and America.