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Sommerfeld Tracking, named after German expatriate engineer, Kurt Joachim Sommerfeld, then living in England, was a lightweight wire mesh type of prefabricated airfield surface. First put into use by the British in 1941, it was a wire netting stiffened laterally by steel rods. This gave it load-carrying capacity while staying flexible enough to be rolled up. Sommerfeld Track was used extensively by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War to make runways at their airfields, as it could be deployed quickly.

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  • Sommerfeld Tracking, named after German expatriate engineer, Kurt Joachim Sommerfeld, then living in England, was a lightweight wire mesh type of prefabricated airfield surface. First put into use by the British in 1941, it was a wire netting stiffened laterally by steel rods. This gave it load-carrying capacity while staying flexible enough to be rolled up. Sommerfeld Track was used extensively by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War to make runways at their airfields, as it could be deployed quickly.
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  • Sommerfeld Tracking, named after German expatriate engineer, Kurt Joachim Sommerfeld, then living in England, was a lightweight wire mesh type of prefabricated airfield surface. First put into use by the British in 1941, it was a wire netting stiffened laterally by steel rods. This gave it load-carrying capacity while staying flexible enough to be rolled up. Nicknamed "tin lino", Sommerfeld Tracking consisted of rolls wide by long. Mild Steel rods threaded through at 9 inch intervals gave it strength. The rolls could be joined at the edges by threading flat steel bar through loops in the ends of the rods. Sommerfeld Track was used extensively by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War to make runways at their airfields, as it could be deployed quickly.
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