Continue along the path from cache No 4, this small clip box cache is on the south side of the path, no need to cross the railway line at any point!
RAF Coltishall was started on the airfield known as Scottow aerodrome in February 1939, initially as a bomber base.The Second World War saw RAF Coltishall operate the Hawker Hurricane.
After the war, various units and aircraft were homed here including De Havilland Mosquitos, Gloster Javelins, English Electric Lightings and from 1963 the Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight. 1974 saw the last Lightnings at RAF Coltishall and were replaced by the Anglo-French SEPECAT Jaguar.
On March 11th 2005, Jaguar Squadrons No.16 and No.54 disbanded with the final squadrons going on April 1st 2006.
The Girl Guides made a huge contribution to the war effort, as portrayed in Janie Hampton's book How the Girl Guides Won the War.
Children came to Britain on the Kindertransport scheme, and some of these girls arrived in Swaffham along with many other evacuees from London in Sept 1939. Nine of these Jewish girls as they were called lived at Cockley Cley Hall; eighteen were housed altogether and the local village school re-opened. A few months later a Guide company was started.
One Friday in 1941, the RAF asked for 5000 empty wooden cotton reels by Monday. These, and more, were delivered, though no one knew their purpose. Later is was learnt that the collected reels were 'adapted' then sent to thread factories where they were loaded up with khaki or blue thread, had fresh labels attached, and then were sent out as part of sewing kits for prisoners to stock their hussifs. The adaptation was indeed to drill into the wood and insert silk maps to use when they escaped.