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Hidden : 10/20/2008
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Park at N51’18.132 W000’06.026
Kenley Airfield
Please note that this is a nicro cashe
This is still a working airfield so that is important that you follow the rules that are stated at the gates.
Although this is common land the MOD still have it listed as one of their airfields.

On the 18th of August 1940 the Luftwaffe attacked kenley airfield, with a formation of nine Dornier 17s bombers escorted by messerchimidt 109s. From both high and low levels. The airfield was damaged, but remained operational all day.
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615 and 64 squadron lost a number of aircraft both in the air and on the ground. This was the hardest fought day of the Battle of Britain. 68 British and 69 German aircraft were destroyed.
To solve the clues you need to visit the memorial on the airfield.

1.Add the squadron numbers together for 1937-1941+6.
(do not add the 80 squadron from 1937)
2.Last squadron number from the squadron stationed from1920-1927.
3.Last2 numbers from the year that the 88 squadron were stationed at Kenley.
4.Last number of the year that 64 squadron were stationed at Kenley.
5.Middel number of the squadron that was stationed from 1940-1941.
6.Three times the first number of the USAAF squadron stationed at Kenley.
7.First two number of the squadron that stationed at Kenley in1938.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp

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)