Japanese Said Tinian Airfields Would Take 8 Months To Build — Until US Engineers Did It In 45 Days

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August 15, 1944. Northfield, Tinian Island, Marianas. Lieutenant Commander Eugene Chason drops to one knee and drives his fist into the newly laid runway surface. The impact sends a jolt through his wrist, but the pavement doesn't crack, doesn't chip, doesn't even scratch. This shouldn't be possible. We poured this surface yesterday morning. Chason... Read More