Hiding the Lockheed Plant During WW II
Special effects during the 1940's:

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[Webmaster's Note: I've placed white arrows with digits "1" & "2" to help make references on the "Before" and "After" photos below.]

During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air. (Besides everything else, check out the cars.)

BEFORE

AFTER

Note netting hanging from buildings

Planting on roof

Note netting on roof

Parking Lot with netting

Parking Lot with netting

Plane under netting

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Created on ... March 01, 2009