caseloadr Posted May 22, 2018 Share #1 Posted May 22, 2018 What types of construction equipment would have units with the AAF used to build airfields and other bases during WW2? I have seen some of the equipment at Dayton like the little Clark dozer and tractor. I haven't seen a topic on these or if there is direct me too it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted May 22, 2018 Share #2 Posted May 22, 2018 Equipment would depend on theater of operations, as airfields/runways could be as primitive as crushed coral and rocks by locals with hand tools to poured concrete... Try looking for info on the AlCan highway, built in the early 40s by the Army...I recall seeing a lot of pics of US Army heavy equipment...most likely the same equipment .... One that I always read about is the D7 Cat dozer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmoore456 Posted May 27, 2018 Share #3 Posted May 27, 2018 I would say any equipment used in road building at the time would be used. Bulldozers, scrapers, dump trucks, road graders, excavators, rollers, etc. Google it and lots of photos come up. Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajephisan Posted May 28, 2018 Share #4 Posted May 28, 2018 Hello, If you find TM5-252 and TM5-255 ,they are full of informations about aviation engineers. Nice day. Ajephisan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USARV72 Posted May 28, 2018 Share #5 Posted May 28, 2018 My Dad was Aviation Engineer in Italy, lots of pics of PSP, taxi ways, runways and drainage ditches as well as equipment. 21st Regt. had no cab graders. Somehow the Brits got closed cab graders through lend lease. 21st " obtained" a Brit grader in N. Africa, shipped to Foggia and used during bad weather. Dad said one day a Brit A/C circled their field, landed and a Brit Col. and Major walked to grader with paperwork. They repo-ed grader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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