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Netko (Someone.not@this.address) 2014/07/19 13:50

On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:19:39 +0100, Andrew Chaplin wrote
(in article <XnsA36F692D1F45EHortenzyFortensnort@216.196.97.131>):

> The "daisies," or "margarites" in French and shortened to "marg" in
> English military slang, were likely dispersal areas for aircraft served by
> a track that led to the taxiways. Vestiges of the post-war variety can be

Ah, 'zones of loosening' = 'dispersal areas'.  It's obvious now.

Thanks.


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