Scenes from A Fake Neighborhood That the U.S. Government Created
Featured 04/07/2018
The camouflage during WW2 was sometimes mind blowing. This time it's a... whole neighborhood!
1. At first glance, this looks like an ordinary day in a small village with people enjoying the sun outside...
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6. A street sign plays off the fake neighborhood at the corner of “Synthetic Street” and “Burlap Boulevard”.
9. An aerial view of the camouflage on top of Boeing Plant 2 shows that the “streets” were aligned with real residential neighborhoods nearby...
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11. Thousands of Boeing workers gather in front of Boeing Plant 2 for ceremonies marking the changeover from B-17 to B-29 production on April 10, 1945.
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15. Boeing plant aerial photo taken from around 5000 feet. This was taken in either 1944 or 1945.
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16. Here's how it looks today. BTW some workers said they sometimes went up there on lunch breaks to picnic. What do you thing- crazy, genius or scary?
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