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9.04.2007

Crouching Aircraft Factory Hidden Airplane Terminal

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

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Historical Perspective
Los Angeles metropolitan area during WWII