the bombers base. Traditional Cache
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this is a cache near the side of the road in templeton. it can be done quickly as a cache and dash but was placed there to show people the WWII airfield.
the cache is not on the airfield but public access to the airfield is near to the cache site if wanted.
the cache is a 1.1L container with room for swaps. its starting out with a few small items and a FTF pin for the lucky first cacher.
the airfield is a nice place to walk dogs or just enjoy walking along the old runways and having a think of the history of the place. it is sometimes used the the army as a training ground and still used for helicopter training. the local cadets sometimes use it for weekend camps and other exercises. the land is used by local farmers and dogs should be kept on leads if they are walked in the area because of the free roaming sheep.
a small bit of history of the airfield:
RAF templeton was built in the winter of 1942/3. it was used by No.306 ferry training unit to train the beufort bomber crews in long distance flying, and was a satelite airfield to the larger one at haverfordwest. they used the airfield until june 1943 when they were transfered to northern ireland.
coastal command took over the airfield using the avro ansens from haverfordwest's "o" fligth group of the No.3 Operational Training Unit. training crews to use the heavier types of aircraft being used at the time such as the whitleys and wellingtons. this group was then moved in the december on 1943 and the airfield was left idle for a while.
It was August 1944 when planes returned to templeton airfiled with 595 squadron at Aberporth being given permission to tow the new winged glider targets from the runways. Martinet aircraft were used for this but after a crash on landing it was realised a more powerful plane was needed. - the spitfire!
8OTU was the last unit to use the airfield during January 1945, and after 'A' flight with its Spitfires and Mosquitoes moved to the larger airfield at Brawdy, the end of flying from Templeton was in sight. A small engineering section would remain until the airfield closed in June 1945
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