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The 490th B.G.H. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/1/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Small lock an lock container Hidden near the town of Eye.
Please note driving on the old airfield is forbidden by the land owner.

Bit of history for you:- 4/44 to 8/45, 848th, 849th, 850th and 851st Bombardment Squadrons of the 490th Bombardment Group (Heavy) with B-24 Liberators, 8/44 converted to the B-17 Flying Fortress. Flew 158 missions losing 22 aircraft, the lowest loss rate of all the 8th Bomb Groups. The cache is hidden on part of the old Airfield on A footpath from Eye were there is plenty of parking.

-------MasqueradeUK FTF-------

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre gur gvyr.

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)