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Ghost Fields Geos 2 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 3/31/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Royal Air Force North Creake or more simply RAF North Creake is a former Royal Air Force station.

Originally used in 1941 as a decoy site for RAF Docking, construction of this Class A airfield began in October 1942, with the station being provided with accommodation for 2,951 male and 411 female staff. The airfield had 36 loop type hardstandings, two T2 hangars and one B1 hangar.

By December 1943 the airfield had passed to 100 Group, although it did not immediately become operational as consideration was given to upgrading the airfield to Very Heavy Bomber Standard. In the event, this did not take place, with RAF Sculthorpe being selected for upgrade.

Image © rafnorthcreake.co.uk

Short Stirling III's from 199 Squadron arrived in May 1944 to complete Window and Mandrel operations against enemy radar tracking of Bomber Command raids, however during March 1945 these were changed to Handley Page Halifax III's. In September 1944, No. 199's 'C' Flight was used to re-form 171 Squadron, who contributed to 100 Group's radio counter-measures activities with Halifaxes.

Seventeen aircraft were lost during operations from the airfield, eight Stirlings and nine Halifaxes.

After the War, the airfield was used for the storage and scrapping of aircraft, mostly de Havilland Mosquitoes by No. 274 Maintenance Unit RAF.

The RAF relinquished the station in 1947, and the area is now used for agriculture, though some evidence of runways, buildings and facilities remains.

Image © Controltowers.co.uk

Text © Wikipedia

You are looking for a nano cache at the end of the runway.  Keep low to avoid the aircraft!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jrypbzr gb gur sbezre ENS Abegu Pernxr.

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)