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Originally Posted by Flaxpants
Was pleasantly surprised to see this thread as I am currently knitting my own full size aircraft carrier.
The British used this tactic in WWII, blow-up tanks etc.. even going so far as to setup dummy airstrip lights across the UK to confuse the german bombers. IIRC there was also an entire dummy landing flotilla used in the D-day landings.
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And after the landings there was the
ghost army
Amazing what you can do with some balloons