EQ - Handley-Page Halifax MK VII Letterbox Hybrid Letterbox Hybrid
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EQ - Handley-Page Halifax MK VII Letterbox Hybrid
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** UPDATE ... the museum now charges an admission fee.
This cache is being placed for the Explore Quinte West event being held in Trenton, Ontario event, and cannot be found until the 12th of May, 2012 after 9:30AM.
*** The inside display is unavailable until July of 2013 so I am providing the answers to D, H, and I until then.
D = 5
H = 9
I = 3
The hybrid can be accessed only when the museum is open.
Hours of operation are:
May 1st to Sept 30th - Daily 10am to 5pm.
Oct 1st to Apr 30th - Wed to Sun 10am to 5pm
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Cache is placed with permission of the National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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This cache is a hybrid geocache/letterbox.
For those who are unfamiliar with letterboxing we will try to describe it. Letterboxing is very similar to geocaching with the exception that those who seek letterboxes seldom use GPS units but rely mainly on hints that are posted on a website (www.letterboxing.org)
Another difference is letterboxers do not trade swag but exchange stamp impressions which most custom carve. Letterboxers stamp their trail stamp image into the logbook and write any notes they want to add the same as a geocacher would do. They then make an impression of the Letterbox stamp in their own logbook.
Please feel free to join the letterbox fun, there are not nearly as many letterboxes in Ontario as Geocaches but it is a nice supliment to geocaching. Please be stealthy when going for and replacing this cache.
Here is the link to the letterbox listing:
(visit link)
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PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE HAND CARVED STAMP FROM THE BOX/CACHE!!!!!
PLEASE NO SWAG in this hybrid. Small TBs and GCs are OK!!
There are cue cards and a black ink pad in the box. Please make your own image of the stamp to take with you. If you are a registered letterboxer on a letterbox site please stamp in both logbooks.
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About the Halifax:
Tail No.: NA 337 2-PX
Dimensions Wingspan: 30.2m Length: 21.4m
Max Weight: 25 000 kg
Max Speed: 450 km/h
Crew: approximately 7
Role: Bomber, ASW, Transport & Glider Tug
In service: 1940-1945 (RAF & RCAF)
With the museum since: 1996
The Halifax located here is only 1 of 2 in the world that has been restored and the ONLY Halifax that has been restored from 1 plane.
To find out more about the Halifax located here please visit either link on this page.
(visit link)
The Handley Page Halifax was a vital component of the RAF Bomber Command’s air offensive over German-occupied Europe during the Second World War. The National Air force Museum of Canada has the distinction of possessing the only Halifax aircraft in North America in its collection.
To find the cache you must first visit various locations inside the museum, and in the Air park to get the information you will require to find the final location of the hybrid.
There is no need to climb on or in any of the static displays to retrieve the necessary information.
Format:
N 44* AB.CDE
W 077* FG.HIJ
D, H, and I are located inside the museum.
The rest of the information can be gathered in the air park.
A= 1st digit of the nose number of the CF-101 Voodoo
B= Last digit of the tail number of the CF-104 Starfighter
C= 2nd # of the tail number of the CF-100 Canuck
D= Inside the museum locate the Halifax bomber. Find the information board called "Halifax Development". How many contractors where involved in the manufacture of the Halifax? D = the 2nd digit in that 2 digit number.
E= Locate the info plaque for the C-47 Dakota. What is its length? 19. ? Metres.
F= # of letters in the hub of the etched tire that is on the top of the Mobile Support Equipment monument.
G= Locate the plaque for the CF-133 Silverstar. What is its range? G = the 1st digit of its range.
H= Inside the museum locate the Halifax Bomber. Find the information board called "Memorial". How many Canadians with the RCAF bomber command lost their lives? H= the last digit of that 4 digit number.
I= Inside the museum locate the Halifax Bomber. Find the information board called "Last Flight". How many medals are on display on the board?
J= Number of digits minus 10 on EITHER of the vertical stabilizers of the CF-188 Hornet.
When you log this find PLEASE tell us about your visit to the museum and specifically what you thought of the Halifax.
"TFTC" type logs accepted but discouraged.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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