Wichita! The Air Capital of the World! Is it true? There have been 86 different aircraft companies in Kansas and 51 of them have been in Wichita. Some of them built only one aircraft while companies such as Beechcraft/Hawker Beech, Cessna, Boeing and Lear Jet/Bombardier Learjet have built thousands. At one time Wichita built 70% of all civilian aircraft built. They still build a large percentage of all civilian aircraft built. Yes!! It is true!!
The Boeing-Wichita Aircraft Company was located at 3801 S. Oliver. They are now located across Oliver to the East. The buildings are still here. They are in existance at this location from 1934 to present. They have built over 15,000 aircraft at this location. They have built several models with various names to include the: B-29, B-47, B-52 and parts of all 700 series of Boeing aircraft. The Kansas Aviation Museum has a B-52, KC-135, 727 and 737 on display. Boeing purchased Stearman, that is why they are in Wichita.
I have had an idea for a series of caches to honor those aircraft companies and some of their suppliers. It has taken awhile to gather all of the information so I have been working on it awhile!! The caches are all located as near as I could get them to one of their locations, best as I know. Please note that some of the buildings are still there, so look for them and take a picture because they are part of Wichita’s aviation history!! There are no codes to find a final as this series may never end, as new aircraft companies are still being formed!! I hope that you will enjoy this series of caches!!
The cache is not located at the listed coordinates, but the coordinates are the former location of the Boeing-Wichita Aircraft Company. The cache is hidden at: Rb Sr.Ne N Bk S.Tl N.
The cache is a cammo pill bottle. Please return and secure it as good as or better than you found it.
Congratulations to Guardturkey and J.A.R. the Redhead for being FTF!!