Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant

[VWPowered]

was sent this by one of my forum members thought as you lot were uk bound you may like it..

 

Lockheed, during W.W.II - Unbelievable 1940’s pictures.

 

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

 

 

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The person I received this from said she got back an interesting story about someone's mother who worked at Lockheed, and she, as a younger child, remembers all this. To this day, these are the first pictures of it she's seen. Another person who lived in the area said that as a boy he watched it all being set up like a movie studio production. They had fake houses, trees, etc., and moved parked cars around so it looked like a residential area from the sky overhead.

[seth]

I've seen that before. Its an amazing result of an incredible effort.

[barrett]

Thats incredible! do love stuff like this...

[Mr Lobster]

Saw that a few weeks ago but can't remember where for the life of me.Very impressive though!

[VWPowered]

i got it via email so maybe you did too

[retrogeezer]

There are similar photos of RAF Cosford at the museum......fake hedgerows etc so it looks like a farm field.....fantastic stuff.

[Tayne]

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[whitevanman]

There is a book being writen about such camoflaging during WW2 by an officer of the LTW at RAF Lynham, I met him last year and gave him what info I haad on the subject, is it alright if I save those pics?

[504GL]

a documentary about pillboxes.

That must have been an exciting documentary!!!!

[Station]

That's amazing.

[AXrescuer]

a documentary about pillboxes.

That must have been an exciting documentary!!!!

I suppose it depended on what pills were in the boxes!

[messerschmitt owner]

There is a book being writen about such camoflaging during WW2 by an officer of the LTW at RAF Lynham, I met him last year and gave him what info I haad on the subject, is it alright if I save those pics?

if he hasn't found a publisher, send him my way! I like to publish books on subjects like that (it is the day job)

[Minimad5]

wow VW Powered that is fantastic !Imagine seing that upcloseCertainly had me fooled anyway !

[Tayne]

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[whitevanman]

a documentary about pillboxes.

That must have been an exciting documentary!!!!

Would you be happier if i said it was a documentary about strategic lines of defense and the British governments plans for a potential invasion of Britain?

Don't go there. that IS a very deep and interesting subject that I have spent years researching

[504GL]

a documentary about pillboxes.

That must have been an exciting documentary!!!!

Would you be happier if i said it was a documentary about strategic lines of defense and the British governments plans for a potential invasion of Britain?

Yes, much happier