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Many of these WW II era structures were built with wooden framing because steel was in strategic short supply. One 'drome I used had an old WW II "barrel vault" hangar that the EAA used as their headquarters on the field. We used to joke that it was only there because the termites were holding hands.
Many of these WW II era structures were built with wooden framing because steel was in strategic short supply. One 'drome I used had an old WW II "barrel vault" hangar that the EAA used as their headquarters on the field. We used to joke that it was only there because the termites were holding hands.