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    An enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led to a tale that has
    been told and retold ever since by veteran Allied pilots. The German
    "airfield," constructed with meticulous care, was made almost
    entirely of wood. There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gun
    emplacements, trucks, and aircraft.
    The Germans took so long in building their wooden decoy that Allied
    photo experts had more than enough time to observe and report it.
    The day finally came when the decoy was finished, down to the last
    wooden plank. Early the following morning, a lone RAF plane crossed
    the Channel, came in low, circled the field once, and dropped a
    large wooden bomb.

    An enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led to a tale that hasbeen told and retold ever since by veteran Allied pilots. The German"airfield," constructed with meticulous care, was made almostentirely of wood. There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gunemplacements, trucks, and aircraft.The Germans took so long in building their wooden decoy that Alliedphoto experts had more than enough time to observe and report it.The day finally came when the decoy was finished, down to the lastwooden plank. Early the following morning, a lone RAF plane crossedthe Channel, came in low, circled the field once, and dropped alarge wooden bomb.

    Excerpted from the book, Masquerade: The Amazing Camouflage Deceptions of World War II, by Seymour Reit; Signet, 1980.


    Another enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led to a tale that has been told and retold ever since by veteran Allied pilots. The German "airfield," constructed with meticulous care, was made
    almost entirely of wood.

    There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gun emplacements, trucks, and aircraft.

    The Germans took so long in building their wooden decoy that Allied photo experts had more than enough time to observe and report it.

    The day finally came when the decoy was finished, down to the last wooden plank. And early the following morning, a lone RAF plane crossed the Channel, came in low, circled the field once, and
    dropped a large wooden bomb.

    The footnote for this is: Several versions of this anecdote exist, the most reliable of which can be found in Major M. E. DeLonge's "Modern more...

    An enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led to a tale that hasbeen told and retold ever since by veteran Allied pilots. The German"airfield," constructed with meticulous care, was made almostentirely of wood. There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gunemplacements, trucks, and aircraft. The Germans took so long in building their wooden decoy that Alliedphoto experts had more than enough time to observe and report it. The day finally came when the decoy was finished, down to the lastwooden plank. Early the following morning, a lone RAF plane crossedthe Channel, came in low, circled the field once, and dropped alarge wooden bomb.

    This is a bit of light relief from an internal web site here at
    Netscape. Apparently, it has been excerpted from "Masquerade: The
    Amazing Camouflage Deceptions of World War II," Seymour Reit (Signet,
    1980):
    Another enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led to a tale
    that has been told and retold ever since by veteran Allied
    pilots. The German "airfield," constructed with meticulous care,
    was made almost entirely of wood.
    There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gun emplacements, trucks,
    and aircraft.
    The day finally came when the decoy was finished, down to the
    last wooden plank. And early the following morning, a lone RAF
    plane crossed the Channel, came in low, circled the field once,
    and dropped a large wooden bomb.

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