Aerial view of model enemy village at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, United States, 1947

Caption   Aerial view of model enemy village at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, United States, 1947 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Military via japanairraids.org
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Photos at Same Place Utah, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 7 Jul 2014

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
31 Jul 2016 12:26:00 AM

The two buildings clustered together at left were known as German Village and were constructed as exact replicas of German residential architecture. The structures at right were known as Japanese Village for similar reasons. Both were built to test the effectiveness of firebombing weapons.

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