A small series of caches following the Plymouth Airport Flight Path
frequently used by the DASH 7 Aircraft. Collect clues for 'Plymouth
Airport - Flight Bag' GC1QJZP from Plymouth Airport DASH
-1,2,3,4,5,6 & finally DASH 7.
Aviation in Plymouth dates back to 1825 when two famous
balloonists arrived to a crowd of 50,000. The couple were rescued
by boat between Stoke Head and Realm point, but soon departed
towards France 'never to be seen again.
In 1919 the first crossing of the North Atlantic was completed
by a US Curtiss Flying Boat theLame Duck’ arriving on the Barbican
from New York The flying time was almost 54 hours spread over 23
days
Plymouth Airport can trace its roots back to the early days of
commercial flying. In fact the birth of the airport can be dated to
1923 when the first passengers joined a flight carrying mail to
Croydon from a grass strip at Chelson Meadow. This successful
flight, under the command of legendary air pioneer Alan Cobham
inspired Plymouth City Council to look for a permanent site for the
city’s airport.
In 1925 the now popular service, helping to speed transatlantic
mail from the local port to the Capital, was moved to
Roborough.Plymouth Airport had found its home and was given the
Royal seal of approval with an official opening in July 1931 by the
Prince of Wales.
The Whitney Straight Corporation leased the Airport from 1936 to
1939
The RAF took over the airfield in 1939 and nearby RAF Mount
Batten took control.. The George Hotel, a public house that today
overlooks the airfield was used as the Officer's mess and Nissan
huts were built around it
The aircraft operator’s names have changed over the decades. Who
remembers Western Air Express, Olley’s Air Service or Railway Air
Services? Now in a new century air travel is no novelty but an
essential part of West Country business life
The modern Plymouth City Airport provides business and private
travellers with regular scheduled services to various parts of the
UK including London Gatwick. . Brymon Aviation begin in 1972,
flying to Newquay/Scillies and Newquay/Jersey using G-AXXJ, the
Islander,which also flew a service to Morlaix.
In 1975 the runway 06/24 was covered in tarmac-previously it had
been all grass. Dash-7`s were introduced in 1981
The co-ordinates given here are NOT the location of the
actual cache, but will take you to the 'Old Officers Mess'.
You will need to visit all of the other parts of this series to
pick up the clues. You just need a pen and paper for this...nothing
too hard
The caches in this series are :-
Starting Contents :-
- 2 Geocoins
- Bottle Opener
- Screwdriver Set (for glasses)
- 2 children's lapel badgesr
The cache is at :-
N50 (AxA) . (G-B) G (C-F) W04 D (G-B) . G (E+F-C) A