A false Paris outside Paris: A city created to be bombed, 19

A page from the Illustrated London News, 1920, illustrating a sham Paris, created to trick German pilots flying at night into thinking they were bombing Paris during World War One. A false railway is shown in day light, and a stretched canvas, made to represent la Gare d'est from the air, is shown at the top of the page

Article Bombarded Conflans Deception Deceptive Honorine Illusion Laffitte Maisons Reportage Sham Subterfuge Trick

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