How To Hide An Airplane Factory

**Jason** · 08-29-2007, 02:22 PM

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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accer · 09-11-2007, 10:27 PM

That's brilliant! Thanks for a great story about human intelligence at it's best. I'd have loved to have seen the looks on the superiors faces when the idea came out...

08-29-2007, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jason ex oriente lux Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 555	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. Think or Thwim » How To Hide An Airplane Factory

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09-11-2007, 10:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
accer Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 31	That's brilliant! Thanks for a great story about human intelligence at it's best. I'd have loved to have seen the looks on the superiors faces when the idea came out...