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IOR/L/E/8/8565
- Record Id:
- 040-000198308
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000198230
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000415.0x000004
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/E/8/8565
- Title:
- F&E 10023/48 Pt.1A - Aviation: Appendix X of the Completion report on the organisation of Karachi-Aden Air Route (11 black and white photographs showing construction at the aerodrome at Ras-al-Hadd): 1.Showing actual heating of bitumen and initial laying of runway in background; 2.Background showing actual laying and raking of mix in the first instance; 3.Showing freshly laid mix and previous day's laying illustrating the quantity of wind blown sand which accumulated on top of the carpet before ramming could be attempted vide para 3(A)(vi); 4.Showing the effect of wind blown sand on freshly laid mix; 5.Method of rolling with tractor and pneumatic-tyred roller; 6-7.Showing corrugations produced due to defective design of pneumatic-tyred roller; 8.Showing soft patches caused by hard crust forming over the top due to action of wind blown sand or alternatively due to excess quantity of bitumen used in mix; 9.Showing fine hair cracking in finished surface of runway before seal coating due to action of wind blown sand; 10.Showing the method of laying seal coat; 11.General aerial view of the aerodrome looking towards the North-West
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000184227
036-000190085
037-000198230
038-000198267
040-000198308 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/E : Economic Department Records
IOR/L/E/8 : Departmental Papers: Annual Files
IOR/L/E/8/8493-8708 : Departmental Papers: Annual Files
IOR/L/E/8/8525-8661 : 1948 Economic Files:
IOR/L/E/8/8565 : F&E 10023/48 Pt.1A - Aviation: Appendix X of the Completion report on the organisation of Karachi-Aden Air Route (11 black… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000184227[0007]/036-000190085[8146]/037-000198230[0005]/038-000198267[0041]/040-000198308
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/E
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 11 B&W photographs
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1948
- Date Range:
- c 1943
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)