A hidden airplane factory/mini-city

[ctrlraven]

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 fake buildings to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.

Before:
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/before.jpg

After:
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after7.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after6.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after5.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after4.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after3.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after2.jpg
http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/images/airplanefactory/after1.jpg

[justbob]

Thats really cool! I never heard of it.

[Embassy]

Good idea.

BTW: Today is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[SILVERSURFER03]

This some of use know it's my brothers b-day and my dads

thats really cool looks like it worked

[ckadiddle]

That must have been one heck of a project.

[Georges93LX]

A lot of sneaky things went on out there for 30+ years that only a select few knew about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works

[ImpalaSlayer]

A lot of sneaky things went on out there for 30+ years that only a select few knew about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skunk_Works


some times we are called skunk works east for our "secret" air racing projects. :coolman:

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Now that area is the Burbank Airport parking area / and 1 runway
I believe.

[Vortex]

Im old, I flew to Germany as a kid on a plane like the one in the 3rd photo (Connie).