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HokieDan95 HokieDan95 OP
May 27, 2026 at 09:55 AM ET
Fun fact:the US govt built a fake town on top of Boeing Plant #2 in........
Seattle to keep it from being bombed by the Japanese during WW2. They used Hollywood set designers/builders to get it done

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K
Kudelski
2mo
I think a similar thing was done to a Lockheed plant in California.
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
2mo
I wonder why they just didn't build it in Iowa or someplace. They are
planes, right? Build them somewhere safe, then fly them out.
Stork Stork
2mo
Well, the Grumman factory was in clear sight on Long Island. My
grandfather was the manager of the cafeteria there. ** Edited by Stork at 5/27/2026, 12:07:57 PM
HokieDan95 HokieDan95 OP
2mo
Germans were trying to come with a bomber that could hit NYC. Lucky for us
they blew a lot of resources on stuff that never really panned out
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
2mo
They just wanted to eat at Stork’s grandfather’s cafeteria.
Stork Stork
2mo
Well he was Danish and spoke German and my grandmother was from the German
speaking part of Switzerland. So you could be right.
HokieDan95 HokieDan95 OP
2mo
Well the plant had to have been there for years with an established pool
Of skilled workers, they probably had no interest in moving. I'm sure there's plenty of other established factors they would not want to disrupt as well ** Edited by HokieDan95 at 5/27/2026, 1:26:02 PM
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
2mo
Established factors like a barrel full of pork?
HokieDan95 HokieDan95 OP
2mo
True. Nobody wants to give up their favorite BBQ joint
VTHokie2000 VTHokie2000
2mo
Well pork is the other "green" meat. :-)
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ModerateHokie
2mo
In RIC they built a fake airfield. You can still see remnants in the woods