BRITAIN'S PHANTOM FLEET DECOYED THE LUFTWAFFE. JULY 1940, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AT SCAPA FLOW. SECRET FLEET TENDERS, MERCHANT SHIPS CAMOUFLAGED WITH WOOD AND CANVAS TO REPRESENT "R" CLASS BATTLESHIPS AND THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HERMES. THEY WERE USED IN FLEET ANCHORAGES IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE WAR AS AERIAL DECOYS AND TO DILUTE BOMBING ATTACKS. - Dummy "R" class battleship (nearest) and (left background) the dummy carrier HERMES. , Dummy "R" Class Battleship

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