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1. Re: Rootes overengineering: bomb-proof building (score: 1)
Author: TIGEROOTES@aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 May 2002 23:48:10 EDT
That is most interesting to me as I am a Submarine buff, and I am well aware of the reinforced concrete bomb-proof submarine pens that housed Grand Admiral Donitz's submarines at Lorient and Biscay.
/html/tigers/2002-05/msg00058.html (7,610 bytes)

2. Re: Rootes overengineering: bomb-proof building (score: 1)
Author: Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net>
Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 00:06:09 -0400
Rootes itself had little to do with this -- it was a dictate of the British government, which required bomb-proofed portions of most factories deemed vital to the war effort. This program also includ
/html/tigers/2002-05/msg00059.html (7,743 bytes)

3. Re: Rootes overengineering: bomb-proof building (score: 1)
Author: TIGEROOTES@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 02:07:28 EDT
I am well aware of the shadow factory scheme: are you saying by dictate, Rootes built a secure site without anything of importance to store in it? I was curious about what was (if anything) was deem
/html/tigers/2002-05/msg00061.html (7,269 bytes)

4. Re: Rootes overengineering: bomb-proof building (score: 1)
Author: SFordRB@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 13:14:18 EDT
If anyone is interested, a book by Anthony, "Bodyguard of Lies," can provide additional info as to the efforts Great Britain went to deceive. Moonstone
/html/tigers/2002-05/msg00064.html (7,039 bytes)

5. Re: Rootes overengineering: bomb-proof building (score: 1)
Author: TIGEROOTES@aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 16:54:40 EDT
Moonstone, et al. Another book about Great Britain's efforts is "Deception In World War II" by Charles Cruickshank. It is full of pictures of plywood Spitfire and Tomahawk fighter planes, inflatable
/html/tigers/2002-05/msg00067.html (7,248 bytes)


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