HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY

HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#55971

By Mikep99 - 19 Jul 08, 02:55

- 19 Jul 08, 02:55#55971

How resourceful can you get

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

Last edited by Mikep99 on 19 Jul 08, 03:52, edited 1 time in total.

Gilles Villeneuve: If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#55972

By Rivelution - 19 Jul 08, 03:19

- 19 Jul 08, 03:19#55972

I cant see the pictures

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56038

By McLaren Fan - 19 Jul 08, 20:58

- 19 Jul 08, 20:58#56038

Now, that is quality camouflage.

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Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56057

By welshie - 19 Jul 08, 22:36

- 19 Jul 08, 22:36#56057

Good job they didn't have GPS in those days

Bloody good camo though!

“ An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says “You’re all idiots”, and pours two beers.

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56059

By Rivelution - 19 Jul 08, 23:08

- 19 Jul 08, 23:08#56059

Wow thats pretty cool. I thought it was going to be Area 51 or something when I saw the title.

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56061

By texasmr2 - 19 Jul 08, 23:27

- 19 Jul 08, 23:27#56061

Hmmm I like the new avatar and for some odd reason I'm now very hungry?

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Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56065

By McLaren Fan - 19 Jul 08, 23:34

- 19 Jul 08, 23:34#56065

texasmr2 wrote:Hmmm I like the new avatar and for some odd reason I'm now very hungry?

I'm finding it distracting me a bit from reading the posts.

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McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56068

By welshie - 19 Jul 08, 23:50

- 19 Jul 08, 23:50#56068

McLaren Fan wrote:
texasmr2 wrote:Hmmm I like the new avatar and for some odd reason I'm now very hungry?
I'm finding it distracting me a bit from reading the posts.

There is a post?!!!

“ An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar. The first one orders a beer. The second orders half a beer. The third, a quarter of a beer. The bartender says “You’re all idiots”, and pours two beers.

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56076

By Rivelution - 20 Jul 08, 00:35

- 20 Jul 08, 00:35#56076

Well I always was an arse/leg guy. I saw this picture and I was like "now thats an arse!!!"

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56077

By darwin dali - 20 Jul 08, 00:36

- 20 Jul 08, 00:36#56077

A bit cheeky

Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connaît point.

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56098

By Hanwombat - 20 Jul 08, 07:28

- 20 Jul 08, 07:28#56098

Cheeky indeed

Re: HIDDEN AIRPLANE FACTORY#56109

By Mikep99 - 20 Jul 08, 08:36

- 20 Jul 08, 08:36#56109

darwin_dali wrote:A bit cheeky

I agree

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