An enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led to a tale that hasbeen told and retold ever since by veteran Allied pilots. The German“airfield,“ constructed with meticulous care, was made almostentirely of wood. There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gunemplacements, trucks, and aircraft.The Germans took so long in building their wooden decoy that Alliedphoto experts had more than enough time to observe and report it.The day finally came when the decoy was finished, down to the lastwooden plank. Early the following morning, a lone RAF plane crossedthe Channel, came in low, circled the field once, and dropped alarge wooden bomb.
