During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.

Before:


Lockheed camouflage - before


After:


Lockheed camouflage - after


Lockheed camouflage - street


Lockheed camouflage - top side detail 1


Lockheed camouflage - top side detail 2


Lockheed camouflage - top side detail 3


Lockheed camouflage - parking lot


Lockheed camouflage - parking lot 2



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