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Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on January 03, 2001, 08:27:00 AM

I was watching discovery channel and it went about airphotography in WOII.
The germans builded a wooden factory to mislead the bombing raids . It was a big complex and from high it looked very realistic.
But the RAF wasn't mislead guess what they did...
They dropped a wooden bomb on it  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

(probably with a mosquito i guess)

S! chaps

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: Ripsnort on January 03, 2001, 08:39:00 AM

LOL !  Thats funny!  Did you ever see the color photo the Boeing Company Plant 2 during WW2?  It looks like a complete suburban area complete with trees, cars, etc, all built on a structure elevated above the plant.  I'll try to dig up a picture.

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: Moose11 on January 03, 2001, 08:45:00 AM

I've seen that picture Ripsnort in a book I have. Funny part is that the cars resemble the 80's design with their 'boxed' look.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on January 03, 2001, 09:16:00 AM

Yep might have seen such pictures.  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
In discovery it also went about faking i believe the spitfire factory.
An english artist came with the idea to paint the roofs off the factory . Like if the was a river flooding over the factory and like there was a urban area. The germans also where very good at it they made airfield look like they where totally devastated and out off action by painting craters over the runways etc.

Anyway i love the way the british can handle humourously in very serious times  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

S! chaps

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: Ripsnort on January 03, 2001, 09:20:00 AM

Here's a pic of part of the rooftop at Plant 2 during WW2 (Boeing), note the scale:

 (http://Ripsnort60.tripod.com/modeltownicon.jpg)

Burlap houses and chicken-wire lawns camouflaged the rooftops so that, from the air, the bomber  manufacturing center looked like a quiet suburb.

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: Dusky on January 03, 2001, 09:23:00 AM

Rip, how the hell do you get 52 sent replies in two days???  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: BUG_EAF322 on January 03, 2001, 09:28:00 AM

It still fakes me  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

nice pic

fast response

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: Doug Riech on January 03, 2001, 11:12:00 AM

RIP, I drive by that place every day. Its changed hands several times, various aero-space industries.....Sadly, most of those have been forced to make other stuff...
I guess thats a GOOD thing  though, isnt it  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
    The angled glass roofs to catch any light through the camo are STILL there though=)
               Its about 3miles from where the 1st PBY lifted=)
                    AKelfy    (Doug)

[This message has been edited by Doug Riech (edited 01-03-2001).]

Title: Love the RAF humour
Post by: Ripsnort on January 03, 2001, 11:20:00 AM

Doug, we talking about the same place?  Plant 2 has been Boeing since it was built.