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[Nvyseal]

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.

See it pics of it HERE

Really interesting

[Christopholofigus]

Now that is pretty cool.

[brewin]

I bet they're still using this technique to fool spy satellites. Not everything in Google Earth may be what it seems.

[Christopholofigus]

Yeah, but the resolution and technology of the satellites now, i think it would have to be much more involved.

[Tweak]

Very cool.