Chronology of World War II

Friday, September 24

A Bulldozer for the Airstrip


A Bulldozer for the Airstrip
September 24, 1943. A bulldozer arrives for use on the Kaiapit strip on a Dakota of the 65th Troop Carrier Squadron. The small, light bulldozers of the US airborne aviation engineer battalions were designed to be air portable in order to perform work on strips in forward areas.