Virtual Reward 3.0 - "Air Force Heritage Park" Virtual Cache
Hidden : 3/19/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:


Aviation Heritage Society PEI


Canadian Forces Base Summerside (CFB Summerside) was an air force base located in St. Eleanors, now part of the city of Summerside. The airfield was constructed by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) between 1940-1941. In 1991 the base was closed and the majority of military units were transferred to CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia.

The entire property including airfield, housing units, hangars and support structures was renamed Slemon Park and was transferred to a local development authority named "Slemon Park Corporation". The airfield remains active as the Summerside Airport. Though the airfield has the longest runways in the province, it only supports general aviation with the closest scheduled passenger airline flights being offered via the Charlottetown Airport.

The "Air Force Heritage Park", located just outside the gates of the former CFB Summerside, is an area dedicated to the memory of those Military and Civilian personnel who served at the Station/Base during its lifetime.

Three aircraft are on static display:

CP-121 Tracker 131
CP-107 Argus 10739
CC-115 Buffalo.
During the Cold War, the base was home to anti-submarine and coastal patrol aircraft such as the CP-121 Tracker & CP-107 Argus on display. CFB Summerside’s primary mission evolved during the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s into providing support for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Search and Rescue (SAR) was a secondary role which was no less important to the civilian population of the Maritime Provinces which, relied on SAR aircraft for urgent medevac to large tertiary-care hospitals in Halifax and Moncton, as well as for mariners and air crew who frequently found themselves in distress, requiring rescue.
To receive credit for finding this cache, your log must contain a photograph of you in front of the Argus.

Air Force Heritage Park
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.

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