Hiding an Aircraft Factory
During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from possible Japanese air attacks. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air. As this series of 9 photographs illustrates, the ruse was quite effective, allowing workers to carry out their daily routines without fear of becoming targets…
Tip o’ the hat to Davey!
Doug
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That is amazing! I had no idea we went to such lengths during the war. Thank goodness it wasn't tested with an air raid.
Amazing how effective the stuff is. You don't even need to be very high to see how it would fool aircraft looking for targets.
Do we still do that sort of thing? I mean, if we thought there could be an attack?
An interesting bit of history. I knew from my father that they used netting in the trenches in Europe to hide artillery and tanks, but I didn't know we did anything like that stateside.
Hi Darcy...
I suppose if there were an imminent air-raid, we could/would do it again.