Built by the US Army Corps of engineers, the airfield consisted of Pierced Steel Planking runways and parking and dispersal areas, with support structures quickly constructed out of wood or tents.
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At Charters Towers, the cost for construction of runways, taxiways, hardstands, dispersal areas and all buildings and facilities was the responsibility of the US Army Services of Supply, Base Section Two.
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Built as a temporary wartime field by Army Engineers, using Pierced Steel Planking for runways and parking and dispersal areas, and support structures being quickly constructed out of wood or tents.
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Nearly all bombs were dropped in the dispersal area of the landing ground where only B-17s were parked, indicating without question that the B-17s constituted the specific objective of the raiders.
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The corridor allows wildlife to migrate between dispersal areas and parks that include Tarangire National Park to the southeast, Lake Manyara to the west and the Engaruka Basin to the north.
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The " dispersal area " stretches from Oxford Street in the north to Trafalgar Square in the south, and from Regent Street in the west to Charing Cross Road in the east.
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Part of the main base track and spur to the ammunition dump were realigned in 1956 with the construction of the runway 32 / 14 and the Strategic Air Command dispersal area.
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In March 1965, Air Cadet 618 VGS ( Volunteer Gliding School ) moved to West Malling from RAF Manston, setting up its headquarters in the old dispersal area near the runway threshold.
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The 836th Engineer Aviation Battalion constructed two runways long ?wide and overruns at each end, and the 104th Naval Construction Battalion and 46th Naval Construction Battalion built the taxiways and dispersal areas.
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Some construction was performed, pouring an 8000'jet runway ( 05 / 23 ) to the south of the World War II airfield, along with aircraft dispersal areas at each end of the runway.
