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Before Copperfield (7 pics + text)
Jasper Maskelyne was a British illusionist known. During World War II, his ability to be useful in the battle with the army of Rommel (North Africa)
Jasper gathered a group of 14 people (Magic Gang. And all because we Banda!) Who can think outside the box (there included an architect, conservator, carpenter, chemist, electrical engineer, electrician, painter and several builders).
Technology has been developed as simple and cheap camouflage military equipment
The tanks were disguised as trucks. Trucks under tanks.
In 1941, the band took part in the creation of a huge layout of Alexandria (harbor, lighthouse, anti-aircraft batteries ... the rest is masked by fire) three miles to the city itself. German bombers dropped bombs before they reach the current port.
Fake submarine.
Particular note must be an operation to disguise the Suez Canal (later of his own highly exaggerated).
For example it was built special spherical mirror that blinded the German pilots
Maskelyne boasted that he was able to hide a channel from the Germans. Nevertheless, the fact remains - the channel continued to work throughout the war.
In 1942, before the counter-offensive in the north of Montgomery 1,000 tanks were disguised as trucks, and in the south in 2000 was created fake layouts. They were laid fake railway and water.
After the war, the illusionist, resentful that his services were not appreciated, went to Kenya and founded a school of driving.
Jasper gathered a group of 14 people (Magic Gang. And all because we Banda!) Who can think outside the box (there included an architect, conservator, carpenter, chemist, electrical engineer, electrician, painter and several builders).
Technology has been developed as simple and cheap camouflage military equipment
The tanks were disguised as trucks. Trucks under tanks.
In 1941, the band took part in the creation of a huge layout of Alexandria (harbor, lighthouse, anti-aircraft batteries ... the rest is masked by fire) three miles to the city itself. German bombers dropped bombs before they reach the current port.
Fake submarine.
Particular note must be an operation to disguise the Suez Canal (later of his own highly exaggerated).
For example it was built special spherical mirror that blinded the German pilots
Maskelyne boasted that he was able to hide a channel from the Germans. Nevertheless, the fact remains - the channel continued to work throughout the war.
In 1942, before the counter-offensive in the north of Montgomery 1,000 tanks were disguised as trucks, and in the south in 2000 was created fake layouts. They were laid fake railway and water.
After the war, the illusionist, resentful that his services were not appreciated, went to Kenya and founded a school of driving.
