Peter Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 (edited) By the end of 1943, in Lesquin, France, the Germans were meticulously constructing an airfield where everything was made of wood. The hangars, runaways, antiair guns, and even the towering radar station were wooden, and looked completely like an airfield from the air. The Germans tried to deceive Allied bombers, wasting their ammo carried from the other side of the channel. To make this even more deceptive, the Germans placed camouflage net on facilities and positioned wooden tanks on nearby fields and roads. Wooden plane Wooden tank Wooden AA gun, wtf Allied photo experts had more than enough time to observe and report it. The intelligence sent out spies to investigate the airfield. Soon, the Allied knew it inside out. Don’t even think about lie to me... In late May 1944，the day finally came when the airfield was finished. The Germans launched unprecedented publicity to spread the word.Our airfield is completed! The day after finishing, instead of massive Allied bombers that the Germans were expecting, a lone RAF bomber crossed the channel, circled around the airfield a few times, and dropped a big lone wooden bomb. Edited November 18, 2015 by Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solus Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Lol that's friggin priceless. War sounds a lot grittier but also more fun back then.Would you happen to have a link to this story, Mr. Peter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted November 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Lol that's friggin priceless. War sounds a lot grittier but also more fun back then.Would you happen to have a link to this story, Mr. Peter?Sir, I cannot find a link to the whole story, there were several versions like this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christianman Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Great topic , my in game name is christianman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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