[edwest2]

There was not much to improvise. Usually, aircraft were hidden just behind the tree line, and as long as the ground was reasonably level and hard, this was common. Aircraft out in the open were covered by camouflage netting and/or tree branches. The rapidly changing war situation meant that most of these airstrips were temporary. I read a report that Me-262s were using the autobahn to land and take-off and then hidden among the trees. They also used a long section of interconnected planks of wood so that if it rained, aircraft could still be moved from their hiding place. There was no longer time to build a standard airstrip which could be easily spotted from the air.



Ed