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Dalesman: This cache appears to have been reported missing for some time. Would the owner please check this cache and repair it or give an indication of when it may be sorted out. Otherwise it should be archived.
[red] If there is no response to this log after 14 days I will archive the cache.[/red] In the meantime I am disabling it.

Guidelines:[i] "Owner is responsible for visits to the physical location. You are responsible for occasional visits to your cache to maintain proper working order, especially when someone reports a problem with the cache (missing, damaged, wet, etc.). You may temporarily disable your cache to let others know not to search for it until you have a chance to fix the problem. This feature is to allow you a reasonable amount of time – normally a few weeks – in which to check on your cache. If a cache is not being maintained, or has been temporarily disabled for an unreasonable length of time, we may archive the listing."[/i]
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[b]If this cache is to remain "live" then please add a note to the cache-page giving an indication of your intended action.[/b]

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Many thanks,
DalesmanX

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Hidden : 3/25/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is intended for cachers flying out of or into Newcastle Airport who want to take a travel bug on a flight or who want to deposit one on their way home after their travels.
The cache is a 4 minute walk from the main terminal.

Newcastle Airport was opened on 26 July 1935 by Secretary of State for Air, Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister. The airport cost £35,000 to build and consisted of a grass runway, clubhouse, hanger, workshops and a garage. The runway lights consisted of a series of empty oil drums that could be filled with oil rags and lit in advance of an approaching aircraft!

The first scheduled service calling at Newcastle Airport was a flight between Croydon and Perth, Scotland, operated by North Eastern Airways using an 8-seater Airspeed Envoy aircraft.

1940s
The airport was requisitioned as an auxiliary wartime base for the RAF during the Second World War. When it was handed back in 1946 it had a new wooden air traffic control tower that was built on stilts and supported by sections of railway lines.

1950s
Former RAF pilot Jim Denyer was appointed the Aero Club’s chief flying instructor in the summer of 1951. Just a year later in 1952, he was appointed Airport Commandant, then Manager, establishing himself as the driving force behind the development of the airport until his retirement in August 1989 after an incredible 37 years in charge.

In 1952 Hunting Air Transport commenced flying to Bovingdon in London. Further routes were soon added - to Dublin, Amsterdam and Dusseldorf.

The 1950s saw the start of package holidays, with 'exotic' trips to Isle of Man, Isle of Wight and Channel Islands becoming available from Newcastle Airport. By 1954, scheduled services totalled some 35 per week, and passenger numbers reached 5,500 a year.

The cache is a screw-top plastic box containing an Angel of the North Travel Bug, a Red Rose Travel Bug, some small toys and gifts a £1,00 coin for the FTF, a log book and pencil.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vs lbh trg fghzcrq qba'g gnxr bssrapr.

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)