U. S. Rock-Hewn Air Base proposed as U. S. Gibraltar
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U. S. Rock-Hewn Air Base proposed as U. S. Gibraltar
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U. S. Rock-Hewn Air Base proposed as U. S. Gibraltar
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THE solid rock of the Palisades on the Hudson
River opposite New York City is proposed as
the site of a mighty underground air base to
protect the vitally important Port of New York |
and serve as an impregnable headquarters for
coastal defense. Conceived by George J. Atwell,
prominent New York engineer, it would embrace,
in addition to runways and hangars, docks in the |
Hudson River for the concentration of warships,
a submarine base, Army airfield and supply serv- |
ices, a transport-plane service, and an embarka-
tion port, as indicated in the plan at left and
in the cut-away drawing, in which the artist
has uncovered the underground labyrinth. :
Hewn from the natural rock, this projected
underground base would be a vast, concentrated
war office and service building. It would include.
air-conditioning, water-supply, and sewage-dis-
posal systems; electric generators for power and
light; and ample facilities for transportation, |
central control, and communications covering |
the entire Eastern seaboard. In additioa, it could
serve as an air-raid shelter, with space for un-
derground operation of war factories and storage
of art treasures.
Engineers and geologists who have examined
the structure of the Palisades pronounce it el
for tunneling and underground-chamber con-
struction, as well as a valuable source of trap-
rock as a by-product for building concrete air- |
fields and highways.
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Autore secondario
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B. G. Seielstad (illustrator)
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eng
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Data di rilascio
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1943-06
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pagine
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94-95
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Diritti
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Public Domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by
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Matteo Ridolfi
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Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
