In 1927 Ohakea was picked as a suitable site for an Airship base. Plans change and in the 1930s RNZAF Base Ohakea became a base for bombers, specifically 30 new Vickers Wellingtons on order from the UK. The two large arched hangars that highlight Ohakea on the horizon were built for this purpose, however with the outbreak of World War Two the 30 Wellingtons were donated back to the RAF to be flown by New Zealanders in 75 (NZ) Squadron.
The Wellington was a twin engined, long range, medium bomber. One of the most notable incidents involving an RNZAF Wellington is that of Sergeant James Allen Ward VC;
Returning from a night mission over Germany the Wellington was attacked by a Luftwaffe BF-110, this caused a fuel leak and subsequent fire on the starboard side. SGT Ward was sent out on to the wing into the freezing airstream to smother the fire. He acheived this before returning to the relative safety of the fuselage.
SGT Ward received the VC for this action and was summoned to 10 Downing Street by Winston Churchill, who held Ward with some regard. it's said that upon meeting SGT Ward Churchill said "You must feel very humble and awkward in my presence." Ward replied "Yes, sir" to which Churchill said "Then you can imagine how humble and awkward I feel in yours".
The Cache is located at (some information is on the cache pages, no information is at the cache sites (it's not a multi after all), the majority you will have to look up):
South
The first digit in the Sioux part number
The forth digit in the year the second batch of RNZAF Iroquois arrived
Degrees
Position in alphabet of first letter in Mako's manufacturer
First digit in year of first NH90 flight
Decimal
Middle digit in maximum speed of Tigermoth in kmph
First digit in Havard wingspan in feet (no decimals or inches)
Total number of guns on fighter variant of Mosquito minus the number of engines
East
Number of current RNZAF bases with Vampires as Gate Guards
Third digit in the year the Canberra was removed from service
Find the number of Strikemasters that saw RNZAF service, subtract the first digit from the second digit
Degrees
Number of seats in the Aermacchi multiplied by the number of engines
Squadron number of RNZAF's overseas Skyhawk squadron
Decimal
Only number in Airtrainer part number
Forth digit in the year the Texan II purchase was announced
Squadron operating Kingairs' Squadron number halved, then the two digits added together
