- Marsden Matting
Image Marsden matting Alexai Point Attu Island Alaska.jpg right thumb 250px Marsden Matting used for airfield construction during WWII at Alexai Point Landing Field , Attu Island , Alaska. Marsden Matting is standardized, perforated steel mat ting material originally developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II , primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and landing strips. The material is also commonly known as Marston mats or Marston Plate for a town in North Carolina adjacent to Camp Mackall airfield where the material was first manufactured ref cite book last Cohen first Stan title The Forgotten War Volume Four nopp true page note on page 90 ref and used in November 1941. ref cite book title Alaska Geographic Vol 22, No 4 page 12 ref The material was also used in the Korean and Vietnam Wars where its common name, from its NATO Stock Number Nato Stock Number nomenclature , is pierced or perforated steel planking PSP . Description Marsden matting consisted of steel strips with holes punched through it in rows and a formation of U shaped channels between the holes. Hooks were formed along one long edge and slots along ... were welded together. The typical Marsden matting was the M8 landing mat. A single piece weighed ... Matting at Milne Bay in September 1942 Marsden Matting was extensively used during World War II ... islands the matting was typically covered with crushed and rolled coral or soil to form a level surface. The perforated and channeled design of the matting created strength and rigidity and facilitated ... of matting were produced approximately 2 million tons costing more than US 200 million in the 1940s ..., the matting was also highly resistant to corrosion. ref Manganese Metal alloy Manganese alloy properties ref In various countries located in the Pacific Theatre, particularly Papua New Guinea, matting ... matting References reflist Category Airfields Category Airport engineering Category Science and technology ... more details
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- India
About the Republic of India Pp semi indef Pp move indef Infobox country native name Native name hi italic no icon no br Bh rat Ga ar jya conventional long name Republic of India common name India image flag Flag of India.svg alt flag Horizontal tricolour flag bearing, from top to bottom ... Anthem of India, subject to such alterations in the words as the Government may authorise as occasion ... Assembly of India 1950 . group lower alpha Sfn National Informatics Centre 2005 image map India orthographic projection .svg alt map Image of a globe centred on India, with India highlighted. map caption Area controlled by India is in dark green. br Claimed but uncontrolled regions are in light ... E largest city Mumbai official languages Collapsible list title Official languages of India Official ... regional languages Collapsible list title Official languages of India The languages of the Eighth Schedule ... of India Constitution Sfn The Times of India 2007 demonym Indian people Indian government ... National Informatics Centre 2005 leader title1 President of India President leader name1 Pratibha Patil leader title2 Prime Minister of India Prime Minister leader name2 Manmohan Singh Indian National ... Kumar Indian National Congress INC leader title4 Chief Justice of India Chief Justice leader name4 S. H. Kapadia legislature Parliament of India upper house Rajya Sabha lower house Lok Sabha sovereignty ... br . calling code Telephone numbers in India 91 footnotes Collapsible list state uncollapsed title Footnotes Reflist group upper alpha India IPAc en audio En us India.ogg n d i , officially the Republic of India Lang hi , Lang inc Latn Bh rat Ga ar jya see also the official names of India , is a country in South Asia . It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total ... most populous country with Demographics of India over 1.2 billion people , and the most populous democracy ... , and Bhutan to the north east and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity ... more details
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- India, India
Infobox Song See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name India, India Cover Border Caption Type Artist John Lennon alt Artist Album John Lennon Signature Box Published Released 5 October 2010 track no 8 Recorded 1980 Genre Rock music Rock Length 3 07 Writer John Lennon Composer Label EMI Producer John Lennon Tracks prev One of the Boys prev no 7 next Serve Yourself next no 9 Misc Audio sample? India, India is a song written by John Lennon and recorded in 1980 ref name The Beatles Bible cite web title John Lennon India, India publisher beatlesbible.com url http www.beatlesbible.com people john lennon songs india india accessdate 27 July 2011 ref but not released until 2010 s John Lennon Signature Box . The song, with Now and Then song I Don t Want to Lose You , ref name ApunKaChoice cite web title Lennon s India, India on Broadway publisher ApunKaChoice url http www.apunkachoice.com scoop music 20050411 0.html accessdate 28 November 2011 ref was also featured in the 2005 musical Lennon musical Lennon . History This song, with various others, Which? date November 2011 was originally written for the un made 70s play, The Ballad of John and Yoko . ref name Electric Bill Freedom cite web title The Beatles India super rare John Lennon s demo publisher Electric Bill Freedom url http electricbillfreedom.com ?p 1158 accessdate 28 November 2011 ref India, India was one of two previously unreleased songs issued on the John Lennon Signature Box in 2010 the other was One of the Boys . The song was inspired by The Beatles in India the Beatles stay in India in 1968. ref name Radio Netherlands Worldwide cite web title Take me to your heart how John Lennon fell for India publisher Radio Netherlands Worldwide author Johan van Slooten url http www.rnw.nl english article E2 80 98take me your heart E2 80 99 E2 80 93 how john lennon fell india accessdate 18 September 2011 ref References Reflist beatles song stub John Lennon Category John Lennon songs Category Songs written by John Lennon Category ... more details
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- Years in India
This is a list of years in India . See also the Timeline of Indian history . Twenty first century 2010s 2010 in India 2010 w 2011 in India 2011 w 2012 in India 2012 2000s 2000 in India 2000 w 2001 in India 2001 w 2002 in India 2002 w 2003 in India 2003 w 2004 in India 2004 w 2005 in India 2005 w 2006 in India 2006 w 2007 in India 2007 w 2008 in India 2008 w 2009 in India 2009 Twentieth century 1990s 1990 in India 1990 w 1991 in India 1991 w 1992 in India 1992 w 1993 in India 1993 w 1994 in India 1994 w 1995 in India 1995 w 1996 in India 1996 w 1997 in India 1997 w 1998 in India 1998 w 1999 in India 1999 1980s 1980 in India 1980 w 1981 in India 1981 w 1982 in India 1982 w 1983 in India 1983 w 1984 in India 1984 w 1985 in India 1985 w 1986 in India 1986 w 1987 in India 1987 w 1988 in India 1988 w 1989 in India 1989 1970s 1970 in India 1970 w 1971 in India 1971 w 1972 in India 1972 w 1973 in India 1973 w 1974 in India 1974 w 1975 in India 1975 w 1976 in India 1976 w 1977 in India 1977 w 1978 in India 1978 w 1979 in India 1979 1960s 1960 in India 1960 w 1961 in India 1961 w 1962 in India 1962 w 1963 in India 1963 w 1964 in India 1964 w 1965 in India 1965 w 1966 in India 1966 w 1967 in India 1967 w 1968 in India 1968 w 1969 in India 1969 1950s 1950 in India 1950 w 1951 in India 1951 w 1952 in India 1952 w 1953 in India 1953 w 1954 in India 1954 w 1955 in India 1955 w 1956 in India 1956 w 1957 in India 1957 w 1958 in India 1958 w 1959 in India 1959 1940s 1940 in India 1940 w 1941 in India 1941 w 1942 in India 1942 w 1943 in India 1943 w 1944 in India 1944 w 1945 in India 1945 w 1946 in India 1946 w 1947 in India 1947 w 1948 in India 1948 w 1949 in India 1949 1930s 1930 in India 1930 w 1931 in India 1931 w 1932 in India 1932 w 1933 in India 1933 w 1934 in India 1934 w 1935 in India 1935 w 1936 in India 1936 w 1937 in India 1937 w 1938 in India 1938 w 1939 in India 1939 1920s 1920 in India 1920 w 1921 in India 1921 w 1922 in India 1922 w 1923 in India 1923 w 1924 in India 1924 ... more details
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- Landforms of India
List of Landforms List of mountains in India List of glaciers in India List of volcanoes in India List of valleys India List of rivers in India List of lakes in India Thar Desert Deserts in India See also Geography of India Category Landforms of India ... more details
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- India Point
India Point may refer to Indira Point , formerly called India Point, the southernmost point of India India Point Park , in Providence, Rhode Island disambig ... more details
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- 1824 in India
Year in India 1824 Events in the year 1824 in India . Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 18 December Lal Behari Dey , journalist d. 1892 in India 1892 . Category 1824 in India Category 1824 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1848 in India
Year in India 1848 Events in the year 1848 in India . Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 28 September Kabibar Radhanath Ray , poet d. 1908 in India 1908 . Category 1848 in India Category 1848 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- Book:India
saved book title India subtitle An overview cover image Flag of India.svg cover color India An overview Main article India Etymology Names of India History History of India History of the Republic of India Government Government of India Administrative divisions of India States of India Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab, India Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Union Territories of India Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Delhi Pondicherry Politics Politics of India Foreign relations and military Foreign relations of India Indian Armed Forces Geography Geography of India Geology of India Climate of India Flora and fauna Flora of India Fauna of India Economy Economy of India Economic history of India Demographics Demographics of India Religion in India Languages of India South Asian ethnic groups Culture Culture of India Sports Sport in India Category Wikipedia books on India India hi ... more details
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- Star of India
The Star of India may refer to Star of India gem , one of the largest star sapphires in the world Star of India flag , British Indian flag Order of the Star of India 1861 &ndash 1947 , an order of chivalry associated with British India Star of India ship Star of India ship , a museum ship in San Diego, USA Star of India film Star of India film , a British film starring Cornel Wilde disambig he ru Star Of India ... more details
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- Little India
Little India may refer to Little India location , an ethnic enclave of Indian expatriates Little India magazine Little India magazine , periodical started in 1991 Little India, Singapore Little India, area around Gerrard Street Toronto Phahurat , neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand, often known as Little India India Square , neighborhood in Jersey City, USA, also called Little India or Little Bombay disambig ko ms Little India ... more details
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- 1887 in India
Year in India 1887 Events in the year 1887 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 22 December Srinivasa Ramanujan , mathematician d. 1920 in India 1920 . Deaths Empty section date March 2011 Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT 1887 In India Category 1887 in India Category 1887 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1798 in India
Year in India 1798 Events in the year 1798 in India . Events The Fourth Anglo Mysore War begins. Births 10 November Charles Phillip Brown , writer and colonial official d. 1884 in India 1884 . india hist stub Category 1798 in India Category Years of the 18th century in India ... more details
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- Son of India
Son of India may refer to Son of India 1931 film Son of India 1931 film , a 1931 American film directed by Jacques Feyder Son of India 1962 film Son of India 1962 film , a 1962 Indian film directed by Mehboob Khan disambiguation fr Son of India ... more details
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- 1900 in India
Year in India 1900 Events in the year 1900 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date November 2008 Births 12 July Chhabi Biswas , actor d. 1962 in India 1962 . 2 October Mahendra Lal Wadhwa , freedom fighter d. 1988 in India 1988 . 29 December Deenanath Mangeshkar , actor, musician and singer d. 1942 in India 1942 . Deaths Kavi Kalapi , poet b. 1874 in India 1874 . Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1900 in India Category 1900 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1874 in India
Unreferenced date December 2009 Year in India 1874 Events in the year 1874 in India . Events Bihar famine of 1873 74 The Prince of Wales visits British India . Births Kavi Kalapi , poet d. 1900 in India 1900 . DEFAULTSORT 1874 In India Category 1874 in India Category 1874 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India India hist stub ... more details
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- 1881 in India
Year in India 1881 Events in the year 1881 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date November 2008 Births November Darwan Singh Negi , recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1914 d. 1950 in India 1950 . Deaths Empty section date March 2011 Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1881 in India Category 1881 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1878 in India
Year in India 1878 Events in the year 1878 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date November 2008 Births 27 November Jatindramohan Bagchi , poet d. 1948 in India 1948 . Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1878 in India Category 1878 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1886 in India
Year in India 1886 Events in the year 1886 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 16 January Chenganoor Raman Pillai , Kathakali artiste d. 1980 in India 1980 . Deaths Empty section date March 2011 Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1886 in India Category 1886 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1890 in India
Year in India 1890 Events in the year 1890 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date July 2010 Births A. R. Krishnashastry , writer , researcher and Translation translator d. 1968 in India 1968 . Deaths Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1890 in India Category 1890 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1879 in India
Year in India 1879 Events in the year 1879 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events The Bombay Dyeing & & Mfg. Co. Ltd., a textile company established Births K. N. Sivaraja Pillai 1879 1941 Indian historian, dravidologist and professor d. 1941 in India 1941 . Deaths Empty section date May 2011 Use dmy dates date May 2011 Category 1879 in India Category 1879 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1868 in India
Year in India 1868 Events in the year 1868 in India . Events Bank of Bombay established. Births Ardeshir Godrej , an 1868 Indian businessman, d. 1936 in India 1936 . Death 18 February Acharya Maharajshree Ayodhyaprasad Pande , Acharya of Swaminarayan Sampraday b. 1809 in India 1809 . DEFAULTSORT 1868 In India Category 1868 in India Category 1868 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India India hist stub ... more details
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- 1877 in India
Unreferenced date December 2009 Year in India 1877 Events in the year 1877 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events File Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee 3a cropped.JPG thumb right 150px Queen Victoria is made the Empress of India. Queen Victoria is made the Empress of India. This led to great celebrations in Darbars in India while millions of Indians perished in the famine that was going on then. Births 9 November Muhammad Iqbal , poet of the East d. 1938 in India 1938 . 24 November Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara , first Indian to become the Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Mumbai Police d. 1941 in India 1941 . Deaths 30 August Toru Dutt , poet b. 1856 in India 1856 . Use dmy dates date March 2011 DEFAULTSORT 1877 In India Category 1877 in India Category 1877 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India India hist stub ... more details
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- 1882 in India
Year in India 1882 Events in the year 1882 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date December 2008 Births 1 July Bidhan Chandra Roy , second Chief Minister of West Bengal d. 1962 in India 1962 . 11 December Subramanya Bharathi , poet, independence fighter and reformer d. 1921 in India 1921 . Deaths 6 January Bharatendu Harishchandra , writer and poet b. 1850 in India 1850 . Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1882 in India Category 1882 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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- 1891 in India
Year in India 1891 Events in the year 1891 in India . Incumbents Emperor of India Empress of India Queen Victoria Events Empty section date November 2008 Births 4 February Stephen Hector Taylor Smith , rocket scientist d. 1951 in India 1951 . 14 April B. R. Ambedkar , nationalist, jurist , Dalit political leader and a Buddhist revivalist d. 1956 in India 1956 . 14 November Birbal Sahni , paleobotanist d. 1949 in India 1949 . Deaths Use dmy dates date March 2011 Category 1891 in India Category 1891 by country India Category Years of the 19th century in India india hist stub ... more details
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