'WW-II Camouflaged California'

[Panther_99FS]

I remember some of these pictures from an old magazine

http://collecitonpix.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-engineers-hide-aircrat-in-world-war.html

 

[Piglet]

Always thought that was the neatest thing. All that went into doing it.
Every week or so, the "laundy" and "cars" would be moved around.

 

[Smashing Time]

Well, your subject led me to this site for some excellent WWII era color pics. You can spend a lot of time here searching.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/tags/wwii/

 

[Toastmaker]

Kind of funny that Burbank had lots more covered parking in the 40's than they do now !!

 

[Smashing Time]

I grew up just down the street from the Lockheed terminal and plant. My mother was a drafter under some of that covering. Worked on P-38's B-17's Vega Ventura's etc.

 

[cheezyflier]

i once saw pics of the roof at boeing's plant in philly. it was camo'd in a similar way.