Boeing Plant 2 - Wikipedia
WEBBoeing Plant 2 (also known as Air Force Plant 17) was a factory building which was built in 1936 by The Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Rare Photos Reveal a Fake Rooftop Town Built to Hide Boeing’s …
WEBJul 15, 2024 · The National Air and Space Museum’s Boeing 367-80 and the museum’s Boeing 307 were restored in the facility in 1990-2002. An aerial view of the camouflage on top of Boeing Plant 2 shows that the “streets” were aligned with real residential neighborhoods nearby.
World War II Home Front on Puget Sound - HistoryLink.org
WEBSep 13, 1999 · Boeing's Seattle and Renton plants produced 8,200 planes, including 6,981 B-17s and more than 1,000 giant B-29s. Civilian use of Boeing Field was greatly curtailed to accommodate the production of thousands of Boeing bombers.
Boeing made an entire fake neighborhood to hide its bombers …
WEBJun 9, 2016 · During World War II, a strange, house-filled neighborhood could be seen in the middle of an industrial area from the air. A close-up look would reveal that it was camouflage for Boeing’s...
Prop Town: The Fake Rooftop Suburb that Hid a Whole WWII …
WEBNov 3, 2017 · Some factories put up camouflage netting to disguise structures, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took things a big step further on top of the Boeing Plant 2 in Seattle, crafting an entire faux neighborhood.
Boeing Wonderland: The Fake Cities on America’s West Coast
WEBBoeing workers Suzette Lamaroux and Vern Manion inspect one of the rooftop bungalows above Plant 2 (“Boeing Wonderland”) in Seattle, July 1945. Such elaborate deception may seem today like an unnecessary waste of time and resources, but it calmed the fears of those who worked there.
"This is one of the places that won the war" - The Seattle Times
WEBSep 25, 2006 · Boeing employees celebrate the 5,000th B-17 Flying Fortress made at Plant 2 in Seattle during World War II. The B-17 has been called the most famous bomber of the war, a...
Boeing Plant 2 - The Factory Disguised as a Town - PlaneHistoria
WEBSep 7, 2023 · Boeing Plant 2, located in Seattle, was a pivotal production facility during World War II, primarily responsible for the manufacture of the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-29 Superfortress bombers and components.
Airplane plant's historical journey nearing its end
WEBSep 15, 2010 · Boeing Co.'s Plant 2, a sprawling but long outdated building between Boeing Field and south Seattle's Duwamish River, gave birth to some of the world's most significant aircraft. It was the...
Wrecking ball looms for historic Boeing Plant 2 - The Seattle …
WEBJan 13, 2010 · Boeing is set to demolish its historic Plant 2 facility near Boeing Field, whose roof was camouflaged with life-size fake trees, houses and streets during World War II to foil...