During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers decided the Lockheed Burbank Air
craft Plant (above) needed to be hidden to protect it from a possible Japanese air attack.
They covered it with a tent camouflage netting to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air (below).
A nearby resident who still lives in the area remembers watching it all be set up like a movie studio production, with fake houses, trees, etc. It was strong enough to walk on and people were hired to ride bicycles and move around as if they lived there. Parked cars were moved around so it looked like a residential area from the skies overhead.
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Editor Phil Robertson is an award-wining journalist and graphic designer. With a degree from the University of Florida’s School of Journalism, his career in journalism and publishing spans over 
30 years, and includes positions as editor and publisher for several newspapers and magazines. During his career he has received a first-place award for investigative journalism from the Society of Newspaper Editors, and five ADDY awards for advertising design
