Cache originally by The Mauritron Gang, Now adopted by Ron
9516
This cache was originally placed by The Mauritron Gang and was
the place they and others choose to go and ride their Mini Moto’s.
(Hence the cache name). Unfortunately events have overtaken them
and the area is now being prepared by the local council to house
more industrial units.
As has been posted in previous logs a rather large palisade
fence has been built since the cache was set. This now leaves you
with two options either:
a: walk around the fence, I beleive anti-clockwise is the
shorter way.
or
b: Drive around to the level crossing gate at N54.03.623,
W000.16.594. and park up there (Cache is only minutes away across
the railway line).
Carnaby Airfield was opened in March 1944 as an emergency
landing ground for Bomber Command to enable crippled bombers to
land safely near the coast. A single runway almost 2 miles long and
over 700ft wide was constructed. The airfield had to be available
in any weather conditions so as well as an anti skid bitumen
surface for the runway, FIDO (Fog Investigation Dispersal
Operation), a device of petrol burners used to burn off fog, was
installed. The system used lighted petrol to lift the fog from the
airfield thus enabling aircraft to land safely.
Carnaby's wartime service was short but in it's operational life
over 1400 emergency landings were recorded. The base closed in
March 1946 and was left to the elements until the outbreak of the
Korean War in 1953, when the airfield reopened becoming a relief
landing ground for Driffield. It’s new lease of life was short
lived and the base closed again in 1954.
It wasn't until 1958 that Carnaby become operational again, this
time deemed as a Thor Missile site. 1963 saw the base close for
the last time and the site was left to decay.
In 1972 the site was bought by Bridlington Council and turned
into an industrial estate, as it is today. The main runway is now
the road through the estate, the only real clue to its existence as
an airfield. Very little else remains today but you can still see
parts of the taxiways.
UPDATE. Appears the new improved label is wrong and where it
says 55 it should say 54.