Marston Matting In Vietnam

With the numerous holes in the pierced steel plank psp mats the soil below the mats quickly eroded from the blast creating weak and uneven landing surfaces.

Marston matting in vietnam.

76 squadron raaf taxiing along marsden matting at milne bay in september 1942. Psp is standardized perforated steel matting material originally developed by the united states shortly before world war ii primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and landing strips. 1 32 psp perforated steel planking marsden matting for display base a4 size rb productions. Army air corps visited camp mackall in rural north carolina and stood in a soft pitch of pine tar at the edge of its airfield.

1 350 a s32a 32 tractor combo. Hooks and slots along long edges clearly visible a huge quantity of marston matting was left in the philippines by the u s. View as grid list. When first tested at langley field va in the summer of 1940 the ribbed steel plank was solid sheet.

In 1941 a month before pearl harbor general hap arnold of the u s. Conflict aircraft actually landed on pierced steel mats known as marston matting. Greulich of the car negie illinois steel co. Forces after world war ii.

Marston mat repurposed for storage of empty wine bottles on a farm in normandy in 2007. You re currently reading page 1. 1 32 wheel chocks 2pcs taurus models. Marsden matting was extensively used during world war ii by seabees construction battalions and other front line construction personnel to build runways and other readily usable surfaces over all kinds of terrain in the pacific theater.

Items 1 12 of 34. 1 72 airfield hangar 3 resin parts length 12cm width 4cm height 6cm. And to many contributions by the army corps of engineers. Pierced pressed steel planking named after the manufacturing process steel planking consisted of steel strips with punched lightening holes in it.

Through the 1940s and early 1950s psp mats were continually modified to handle heavier vehicles. A curtiss p 40 warhawk piloted by squadron leader keith bluey truscott of no.