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Hidden : 3/26/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A simple cache which was to be located close to the entrance to the RAAF Base, but upon further consideration, is now located a hundred or so metres away.(To lessen the likelyhood of encounters with security) .

The "Home"
RAAF Base Edinburgh, along with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), is located on the site of the Salisbury wartime munition factory that operated from 1942 to 1945. In 1946 the Australian and British Governments agreed to undertake a joint guided weapons’ testing project and to set up a long-range experimental firing range. The Salisbury site was chosen for the headquarters and the range was established at Woomera. The airstrip at Salisbury was completed in 1954 and named in honour of the Duke of Edinburgh, who opened the airfield. During the early years of the weapons testing, there were more than 2000 British servicemen based at Edinburgh, Woomera and Maralinga. The last of these servicemen left in 1976. The RAAF first arrived at Edinburgh when Headquarters Edinburgh was formed on 17 January 1955 with an establishment of 7 Officers and 8 Airmen. No 1 Recruit Training Unit moved to Edinburgh from Wagga Wagga in 1964 and the first Orion aircraft arrived in 1968, when no 11 Squadron transferred to this Base. The Base today consists of both operational and support units including those of the RAAF’s Long-Range Maritime Patrol aircraft, the P3C Orion. The overall strength at the Base is approximately 2000 Serving members and civilians.


The "Orion"


The Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion is an extremely versatile aircraft capable of:
* maritime surveillance
* anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare
* naval fleet support
* search and survivor supply.
The Orion is the workhorse of No 92 Wing, located at RAAF Base Edinburgh, near Adelaide, who are responsible for conducting long-range surveillance missions within Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone and throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Orion first entered military service in 1962, with the current P-3C first introduced in 1969. The significantly upgraded Australian Orions, designated AP-3C, were introduced into service in 2002 and are fitted with a variety of sensors, including digital multi-mode radar, electronic support measures, electro-optics detectors (infra-red and visual), magnetic anomaly detectors, identification friend or foe systems, and acoustic detectors. The Orion may work alone, or in conjunction with other aircraft or ships. Wartime missions include locating and attacking enemy submarines and ships using torpedoes and Harpoon anti-shipping missiles. Orions also assist in search and rescue operations by conducting search and survivor supply (air drop) missions. Orion flight training is conducted primarily in two simulators, the Advanced Flight Simulator and the Operational Mission Simulator.
Orion
Original Contents
* Stapler & staples(new)
* Electronic spinning top(new)
* Post it notepad
* Pocket stamp(new)
* 2 x Glowstik rings

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)