landing mat of pierced steel planking
1landing mat — noun : a mat of metal mesh or interlocking pierced steel planking used for making quickly assembled all weather airplane runways * * * landing mat, a mat of meshed steel that can be joined to others to form a smooth landing surface for aircraft… …
2Northeast Air Command — Emblem Active 1950–1957 Country …
3Marsden Matting — used for airfield construction during WWII at Alexai Point Landing Field, Attu Island, Alaska. Marsden Matting is standardized, perforated steel matting material originally developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station… …
