How To Hide An Airplane Factory

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Ells
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How To Hide An Airplane Factory

Post by Ells » Fri Nov 16, 2007 4:56 am

How To Hide An Airplane Factory

During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.

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Taken from:
http://thinkorthwim.com/2007/08/19/1034/
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Post by Tailhook » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:13 am

wow. 8)
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Post by pbrad » Fri Nov 16, 2007 6:38 am

That's pretty slick. 8)
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