Airport Camo

Richard Coutts-Smith · #1 23-10-07, 12:10

Some pics on how to camouflage an airport at Burbank in WW2 at How To Hide An Airplane Factory
Hopefully some kind soul will do a decent link. I would like to know if it was the real deal or a bit of modern CGI.
Cheerio
Rich.

sapper740 · #2 23-10-07, 15:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Richard Coutts-Smith
I would like to know if it was the real deal or a bit of modern CGI.

No CGI, it's definitely the real deal. See:

http://www.militarymuseum.org/LockheedAirTerminal.html

Richard Coutts-Smith · #3 24-10-07, 10:28

Thanks Derek
Quite an undertaking. Got to wonder how many beers were consumed for this idea to crystalise, and then you can only imagine the meeting next day....YOU WANT TO DO WHAT!!!
Must have tied up a years production of hessian, but hey, it never got bombed.
Rich.

PPS · #4 25-10-07, 18:51

I wonder if there is anyone of a similar ability around today?

They could be employed "diguising" some of the abortions they call buildings around the modern world.

Paul