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P-2V Neptune Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/27/2020
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is located on FR22 which leads to the Pinecastle Naval Range, so it seemed appropriate to have a mini-run of caches featuring some historic U.S. Navy aircraft on this road. FR22 is a road that should be good for most vehicles.

The second featured aircraft is the P-2V Neptune (AKA: P-2 Neptune). Per Wikipedia, The Lockheed P-2 Neptune was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft. Designed as a land-based aircraft, the Neptune never made a carrier landing, but a small number were converted and deployed as carrier-launched, nuclear bombers. The Neptune became one of the first operational aircraft fitted with both piston and jet engines.

In addition to Maritime Patrol and Anti-Submarine Warfare, the P-2 has also been used in covert operations, overland reconnaissance, aerial firefighting and as a gunship.

The P-2 was replaced in the US Navy by the P-3A Orion in active Fleet squadrons in the early and mid-1960s, but the P-2 continued to remain operational in the Naval Air Reserve through the mid-1970s.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg n anab be zvpeb, ohg lbh fgvyy znl arrq gjrrmref.

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)