Back around 1964 I had the job of scattering the ashes of Lord Bruce a senior political figure in the Australian Parliament, over Lake Burley Grffin. We were flying a RAAF Dakota from No 34 (VIP) Squadron. We slowed the aircraft to 85 knots, opened the copilots window and did our best to dispatch his ashes with dignity. The wind blew some of his ashes back into the cockpit while the rest scattered along the fuselage. Not a job for the faint-hearted.