Zip It Up Traditional Cache

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HuntindogSparky: This one is gone and the location where it was hidden is less suitable due to the overgrowth of the bushes. This was the last of my 'Z' caches so I will need to get some more out there.

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Hidden : 4/11/2011
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Thanks to Tammy, of Tammy's Cafe open daily from 7am to 2pm, for allowing a cache to be placed at this location.

Cache is a camo'd ammo box (won by Huntindoghank at the Moose Pancake event) full of zippers & other swag. The WWI fighter pilot uniform had large zippered pockets so a zipper cache is appropriate at this location. There is a zipped up zipper for the FTF. All the other zippers require zipping!

The Kansas Air National Guard was born on Feb. 19, 1916, when Topeka native, Phillip Billard, namesake of Topeka's first airport, was commissioned a captain in the Kansas National Guard. Capt Billard was charged with forming the state's first aviation unit, designated Company B, Signal Aero Corps, Kansas National Guard.
The initial set up of the Kansas Guard's first "aero" unit was a bit unconventional. The arrangement dictated that Billard would have to personally shoulder the costs of the airplanes until time of war, at which time, the airplanes would be purchased by the federal government. To help defray the associated costs and help with recruiting for the unit, Billard proposed the idea of a Topeka-based flight school.
Billard's aircraft, a Longren Model G biplane, the first airplane in the Kansas National Guard, became a frequent sight at county fairs, doing stunts and other assorted aerobatics. Billard's personal stationary of the time, headlined with, "L Phil Billard [-] The American Eagle His Only Rival" advertised that he was available for, "state fairs, carnivals... sensational air feats, spirals, loops, double loops, daylight fireworks, bomb dropping, illuminated night flights, aeroplane races, aeroplane battles, aerial advertising [and] passenger carrying."
The unit was eventually disbanded and Billard joined the U.S. Army, where he served as a test pilot for Headquarters Detachment of the Air Service Signal Corps, (Note: Excerpted from the story of the History of the Kansas Air National Guard by 1st Lt Dave Young. (visit link)

As a child growing up in Oakland, the area around the airport was open field and a great place to fly kites. Now the field is the home of the weather station and the highway patrol fleet operations.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qba'g qnzntr gur ohfurf.

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)


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