The cache container is a 980ml tupperware style container which
contains a log book, pen and cache stash note.
Track to the cache is well walked by the local Kangaroos
so is nothing difficult at all, the main reason I placed the cache
here is in appreciation of the surrounding Airfield.
The details below have been sourced from various sites so
due credit goes to http://www.ozatwar.com , wiki,
http://www.jetphotos.net and http://www.ufoevidence.org.
Enjoy!
HISTORY
http://www.ozatwar.com/airfields/middleswanairfield.htm
A Memorandum to the Secretary, the Department of the
Interior, dated 7 August 1942 indicated that Requisition No. D.W.B.
86/42-43 detailed the following works to be built for the Royal
Navy and the United States Navy:- A parent aerodrome and four (4)
dispersal fields in the Fremantle area, with hard surfaced runways
and aircraft dispersal facilities at each site, together with
Building and Engineering Services, in accordance with Plans and
Schedules to be supplied, at an estimated cost of £210,000; the
work being Priority A.1.
Item 1658. Middle Swan was to be the parent airfield with the
following satellite airfields:-
Beverley
Bindoon
Gin Gin North
Mooliabeenee
A Memorandum to the Commander Aircraft, 7th Fleet, US Navy
Headquarters, Grace Building, York Street, Sydney dated 3 April
1944, advised the following progress with the construction of a
Fleet Air Arm Base in the Fremantle area at Middle Swan:-
MIDDLE SWAN (Parent)
Location: 4 miles N.N.W of Midland
Junction
Position: Latitude 31º 50 ½" S.,
Longitude 115º 58 ½' E.
Runways: 52ºM., 132ºM., 180ºM.,
each 5,000' x 150', primed.
Dispersal Bays 25 M/B
Hardstandings complete. Gravelled taxi-way to dispersal
complete.
Accommodation Nil.
On about 15 May 1944, Western Area Headquarters advised that
RAAF Headquarters had approved:-
"use of Middle Swan airfield by the United States Army
Air Corps until required for other operational purposes. AOC has
requested immediate provision water supply 750 personnel estimated
cost 500 Pounds and provision hard standing 200 feet by 150 feet,
cost 200 Pounds."
In later years after the war, it became known as Caversham
Airfield.
The Western Australia Sporting Car Club (WASCC) held the
Victory Grand Prix on a makeshift circuit at Middle Swan airfield
on 7 April 1946. It was attended by 60,000 people. In 1956 the
WASCC obtained a lease for Caversham, which was then converted into
a permanent track. The aircraft parking bays were connected by
sealed track to become part of the racing circuit.
The Australian Grand Prix was held at Caversham in 1962.
This was the same year as the British Commonwealth Empire Games
which were held in Perth. The track was resume by the Commonwealth
and handed over to the Department of Army in about 1968.
The remains of the old Middle Swan Airfield will soon
disappear as it is apparently destined to become a housing
estate.
PHOTOS OF DC3
Photos of the DC3 that was there up until about 12 months
ago. http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?location=Other%
UFO SIGHTING REPORT
Date May, 1955
Location Caversham, Australia
Summary: Appeared as a bright
flying-shield comiing down from a great height in a swooping
motion.
Date Reported: 4/18/2004 7:30:45 PM
Day/Night: Daytime
No. of Witnesses: 12
Duration: 5 minutes
No. of Object(s): Single
Full Description & Details
On the date aforementioned 12 of us saw an intensely
bright shield-like object swoop down from the heavens against a
brilliant blue sky. It then seemed to slow significantly and seemed
to hover at the far end of Caversham airfield whilst we were
looking at three gliders.....actuallly sailplanes which were
thermalling in rather weak thermals and slowly gaining height. All
of us, bar one person were astounded by what we saw. I had never
heard of flying saucers at 16 years of age. One of the viewers was
a very experienced Second World War Spitfire-pilot and a top glider
pilot as well. He seemed to take it quite calmly and later
explained that when he became a bomber pilot and did sorties over
Germany they occasionally saw "Foo-fighters " which flew around
their bombers {Lancasters} and many of these "Foo-fighteres" were
shield-like and ranged in apparent size from some 2 feet in
diameter up to approximately 12 to 14 feet.
This discoid or shield-like object then slowly flew over
us and to the far end of the airfield quite slowly and made a
slow-speed skipping motion much like a stone skipping on water. The
most amazing thing then happened. The discoid craft seemed to grow
even brighter than before. Now with hind-sight it was as if it was
drawing on even more power and seemed to be surrounded by a huge
corona of electrical plasma or force-field. Then it shot
heaven-wards at a terrific speed in several seconds and
disappeared. I was visibly shocked and several of the crowd said
upon looking at me "You've gone quite pale Rich!" That's the most
amazing sight I have ever seen and that sighting will live with me
always.
Witness Background
I was 16 year old school-boy at the time and had been and
still am very interested in Science in General and flying as
well.
Other Comments
I believe that countless worlds could be occupied by
Sentinent creatures some of which could easily be far advenced in
Science and able to travel great distances and at speeds far
greater than the speed of light. Remember those old
addages........One should not wash more than once a week or your
bones will go soft.....Man can not travel faster than a galloping
horse or the man will die......Man cannot travel faster than the
speed of sound or he will die. All these beliefs have proven to be
wrong. Man will be able to travel far faster than light when he
learns how to use the vast electromagnetic currents that permeate
so much of space. It is these currents that the Flying-saucers and
gigantic Mother-Craft use, and have been using for Eons of
time.