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Molotov stepped out of a Russian plane on to a British airfield under a grey, damp sky. He wore a padded suit and flying helmet. The giant four-engine bomber was, according to an R.A.F. officer, an "eye opener." The crew was so numerous that those on the ground began wondering when the queue of men jumping from the plane would end. The crew immediately formed two ranks and, at the word of command, donned overalls and began servicing the craft. They explained that this invariable practice of Russian flying crews on landing made sure their plane was ready...
...Marshal Arthur Travers Harris chief of the R.A.F. bomber command and father of the 1,000-plane raids on the Reich-Knight Commander of the Bath...
...aimed primarily at total concealment wherein an objective such as a battery of 75-mm. artillery would melt so unobtrusively into its surroundings that the enemy would be unable to notice it. In this respect front-line camouflage has scarcely changed at all. But the coming of the bomber plane has started something new in rear areas. To meet that danger the modern camoufleur has to think of the necessity not of complete concealment, but of blurring a huge target from the eyes of a modern bomber who must actually see what he hits. The problem is not so impossible...
...houses). He hopes to disguise all nearby landmarks, to give the surrounding terrain an unexpected look. If his elaborate system of obfuscation causes the enemy bombardier to hesitate in the single fleeting moment when accurate aim is possible at 20,000 ft. and 400 miles per hour, the bomber may have to return amid antiaircraft fire for a second try or else go home with no hits to report...