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WW2 photo of camouflaged Boeing factory, building bombers
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:08 pm
Rare Photos Reveal a Fake Rooftop Town Built to Hide Boeing’s Factory from Potential Japanese Air Strikes, 1944
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Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:10 pm to theantiquetiger
Would never work today with the spy balloons we allow to float around undisturbed
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:10 pm to theantiquetiger
That's pretty damn neat.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:11 pm to theantiquetiger
that big runway though.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:12 pm to theantiquetiger
WW2 ingenuity is mind blowing.
The story of stag luft III is a good one.
The story of stag luft III is a good one.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:13 pm to theantiquetiger
Very cool, thanks for the post 
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:15 pm to theantiquetiger
I don't see anything fake in this one.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:16 pm to MugMan
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I don't see anything fake in this one.
fake boobs on #6 in background
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:18 pm to theantiquetiger
Except the absurd idea that Japan could even bomb the west coast, ever, during and around wwii. They never had the oilier capability to pull off that raid. Going to Hawaii was for them was about their limit.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:20 pm to Junky
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Except the absurd idea that Japan could even bomb the west coast, ever, during and around wwii. They never had the oilier capability to pull off that raid. Going to Hawaii was for them was about their limit.
except there was no way to know any of that back then
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:22 pm to theantiquetiger
That's awesome, thanks for posting it. Coolest thing I'll see all day.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:37 pm to theantiquetiger
Similarly, there’s a fake airport and town outside Richmond (now closed off to the public) near the real airport. Richmond’s airport was used heavily by the military at the time. The idea apparently was that if an enemy attack was launched, they could turn off the lights at the real airport, turn on the lights at the fake one, and the bombs would fall on the wrong one.
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:39 pm to theantiquetiger
That's very cool.
Off topic:
Petition to stop calling pictures on the internet "rare" and instead call them "obscure".
Off topic:
Petition to stop calling pictures on the internet "rare" and instead call them "obscure".
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:40 pm to dtett
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Petition to stop calling pictures on the internet "rare" and instead call them "obscure".
motion denied, you may proceed counselor
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:48 pm to theantiquetiger
Boeing is probably ashamed today of their role in WW2.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:49 pm to AlwysATgr
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Boeing is probably ashamed today of their role in WW2.
wut?
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:50 pm to UASports23
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WW2 ingenuity is mind blowing.
The FUSAG story is a great read/watch.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:52 pm to Junky
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Except the absurd idea that Japan could even bomb the west coast, ever, during and around wwii
Except that time Japan bombed Oregon and California.
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:53 pm to blue_morrison
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This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 2/16/23 at 4:02 pm to theantiquetiger
SPAWAR in San Diego was very similar until a few years back
This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 4:03 pm
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