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Show ' TTn engineer- American 1 spr0-, I UlU-0 duction f aci pos. leaU) combined to Jid con. 1 sible .the. airfields Vy T nVlAin2 strucUonoi bricat. 1 - - ed tnatenaj fymats TTlfU P'ingIfiaidinier- ft .'r,..K,?w.V ...1 The interlocking steel Marsden mats are delivered in bundles, as shown here. The space for the airfield has been cleared and graded. ? " ' 1 I . , v . ... J Here natives on Guadalcanal are laying the interlocking steel mats for a landing strip. - it! "lid H A . 3 ? ' . ..... . V Melanesian Allies who have been projected centuries ahead with the arrival of American task forces and modern production methods. The natives seem to be very "strong" for American-made pipes, to say nothing of American tobacco. III V,s' 1 Picture above shows landing mats being laid on the graded field. Right: In event of an attack where bombs are dropping on the landing strips, quick repairs can be made by filling in the holes with crushed coral and laying lay-ing new steel mats. T --'.:rw''1"""'1 " , dri-i:.. J U. S. army task force members direct laying of a landing field. |