Repairing seam on Chu Lai runway

Item

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363-02748.jpg

Digital Object Identifier

363-02748

Title

Repairing seam on Chu Lai runway

Description

Original caption: "Seabees from Seventy-One's Charley Company are strung out along the center seam of Chu Lai Main Runway, as they repair the seam with specially prepared materials. The 2-miles seam had deteriorated and was endangering fast landing aircraft. The Seabees were called on to cut out the broken concrete and replace it with a special epoxy glue and specially mixed concrete. The concrete, requiring an extremely short "set-up" time was mixed close to the seam and quickly put into place by the 25 Seabees that worked on the project 24-hours a day. The project was completed four days ahead of schedule and won a pat on the back of Commodore Turner, Commanding Officer of the third Naval Construction Regiment." A group of American soldiers pour concrete in a narrow ditch. They appear to be on an air field runway.

Date

1967

Subject

Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Navy. Seabees; Construction; Sailors; Runways (Aeronautics)--Maintenance and repair; Air bases

Location

Chu Lai, South Vietnam

Coordinates

15.4123; 108.7045

Size

15 x 22 cm

Container

B146, F3

Format

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Number

MS 363

Collection Title

Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers

Creator

United States. Navy. Seabees

Collector

Keever, Beverly Deepe

Copyright Information

These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.

Publisher

Archives & Special Collections

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