How to camouflage a WWII aircraft factory

[Square Wheels[_3_]]

I have heard of this many times, but never saw really good photos before.

Quite amazing.

http://www.sonnyradio.com/airfactory.htm


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[Bert-Jan[_5_]]

DAN > wrote in news:udlth3t63vcnhmgdgcei1rk0oan7ilb5ea@
4ax.com:

> Square Wheels wrote:
>
>>I have heard of this many times, but never saw really good photos before.
>>Quite amazing.
>
> Indeed. Surprisingly effective.
>
>
>>http://www.sonnyradio.com/airfactory.htm
>
>

We've had (and still have the remains of) numerous V1 launcing sites here
in the vicinity. Several were situated in pine forests.
The Germans would cut clear a strip of pine forest, then they ran steel
cables from the tops of the trees crossing the strip and hang the tops from
the cut down trees back in.
That way from above it looked like nothing was there but a V1 was spewed
out the side of the forest every now and then.

There are still sites where the cables are still visible.

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Cheers,

Bert-Jan

[Herman]

Where? I live in an area where quite a bit of V-1's were launched.

Regards,
Herman

"Bert-Jan" > schreef in bericht
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> DAN > wrote in news:udlth3t63vcnhmgdgcei1rk0oan7ilb5ea@
> 4ax.com:
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>> Square Wheels wrote:
>>
>>>I have heard of this many times, but never saw really good photos before.
>>>Quite amazing.
>>
>> Indeed. Surprisingly effective.
>>
>>
>>>http://www.sonnyradio.com/airfactory.htm
>>
>>
>
> We've had (and still have the remains of) numerous V1 launcing sites here
> in the vicinity. Several were situated in pine forests.
> The Germans would cut clear a strip of pine forest, then they ran steel
> cables from the tops of the trees crossing the strip and hang the tops
> from
> the cut down trees back in.
> That way from above it looked like nothing was there but a V1 was spewed
> out the side of the forest every now and then.
>
> There are still sites where the cables are still visible.
>
> --
> Cheers,
>
> Bert-Jan

[Ed Regal]

"Bert-Jan" > wrote in message
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> DAN > wrote in news:udlth3t63vcnhmgdgcei1rk0oan7ilb5ea@
> 4ax.com:
>
>> Square Wheels wrote:
>>
>>>I have heard of this many times, but never saw really good photos before.
>>>Quite amazing.
snippy
>
> We've had (and still have the remains of) numerous V1 launcing sites here
> in the vicinity. Several were situated in pine forests.
> The Germans would cut clear a strip of pine forest, then they ran steel
> cables from the tops of the trees crossing the strip and hang the tops
> from
> the cut down trees back in.
> That way from above it looked like nothing was there but a V1 was spewed
> out the side of the forest every now and then.
>
> There are still sites where the cables are still visible.

Bert-Jan,

There any pictures that you know of showing this, or are they close enough
where you could take some and post them? I knew about some of the sites in
France and Belgium, but thought that they had been leveled post-war.

Ed

[Bert-Jan[_5_]]

"Herman" > wrote in
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> Where? I live in an area where quite a bit of V-1's were launched.
>
> Regards,
> Herman
>
Hi Herman,

Ik woon in Enschede, wij hebben met het Luchtvaartmuseum in Enschede, op
Vliegbasis Twente, nagenoeg alle V1 en V2 bases in het euregiogebied in
kaart gebracht. Dus ook een stuk van Duitsland.

Ik weet niet of de kabels er nu nog hangen, maar in Duitsland, ik dacht in
Heek, waren een paar jaar geleden de kabels nog duidelijk te zien.

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Cheers,

Bert-Jan