One enemy decoy, built in occupied Holland, led
to a tale that has been told and retold ever since
by veteran allied pilots.

The German decoy "airfield," constructed with
meticulous care, was made almost entirely of wood.
There were wooden hangars, oil tanks, gun
emplacements, trucks, and aircraft. The Germans
took so long in building their wooden decoy that
allied photo experts had more than enough time
to observe and report it.

The day finally came when the decoy was finished,
down to the last wooden plank. And early the
following morning, a lone RAF plane crossed the
Channel, came in low, circled the field once, and
dropped a large wooden bomb.