Description

Evidence in Camera, Volume 1, Number 8, December 7th 1942
Publisher: Air Ministry [ACAS(1)] — For Official Use Only
28 pages scanned

• “Careless Talk” Cartoon — A pen-and-ink illustration by Maurice Pownall depicting a Roman soldier addressing a toga-clad figure before an invasion fleet, captioned with a warning that careless talk helps the enemy.
• Bomb Damage, Genoa — City Centre — Vertical aerial photograph showing blast and fire damage along the Via Assarotti, with the gutted Politeama Genovese opera house and severely damaged Palazzo del Governo identifiable among the ruins.
• Genoa Flak Battery — Daylight View — Daytime aerial reconnaissance photograph revealing the straight-line layout of a four-gun heavy Italian anti-aircraft battery with four additional light-gun emplacements nearby.
• Genoa Flak Battery — Night Attack — Night photograph taken during the raid of 15/16 November 1942 capturing the same battery in action, with three muzzle flashes recorded before and one after the photographic flash illuminated the ground.
• Turin Bomb Damage — Western District — Vertical aerial photograph showing over 40 acres of devastation in western Turin following the attack of 20/21 November 1942, including the SNIA Viscosa artificial silk works and the Nebiolo type and printing machine works.
• Turin Bomb Damage — Factory Area — Aerial photograph showing a further 22 acres of devastated factory buildings, with extensive residential destruction from blast and fire also visible across the same attack area.
• Bremen Waterworks — Before Camouflage — Two aerial photographs showing the Kleine Weser river and conspicuous open rectangular water tanks of the Bremen city waterworks before and during the early stages of camouflage framework construction.
• Bremen Waterworks — Camouflage Completed — Aerial photograph showing the river section now entirely covered by camouflage sheeting, with the water-tank coverings joined together and a gap left to allow small boat access to the jetties.
• Effect of Weather on Camouflage, Bremen — Winter 1941–42 aerial photograph showing the Bremen camouflage partially collapsed where river ice movement and snow weight caused the framework to fail.
• Bordeaux U-Boat Shelter Construction — Vertical aerial photograph of the Bordeaux dockyard showing a large block of U-boat shelters measuring 750 by 600 feet under construction north-east of Bassin II, with dredging still in progress.
• French Fleet at Toulon — Before the Scuttling — Three aerial photographs taken shortly before the scuttling of the French Fleet, showing the disposition of major units including the battlecruiser Dunkerque in dry dock and a Suffren-class cruiser at moorings.
• Scuttled French Fleet, Toulon — Aerial photograph taken on 27 November 1942 showing two Suffren-class cruisers burning, the battlecruiser Strasbourg aground on an even keel, and the flooded dock containing the Dunkerque, with most intervening vessels partially submerged.
• Emden Decoy Sites — Map — Illustrated map with inset aerial photographs showing the positions of seven fire-site decoys (Emden 1–7) located around the Emden target area, with two sites shown in close-up photographic detail.
• Emden Decoy Sites — Target Area No. 3 — Companion map spread showing the eastern portion of the Emden decoy network around the River Ems, with aerial photograph insets identifying further fire-site locations near Simonswolde and Jarssum.
• North Africa Landings — Convoy off Algiers — Three oblique aerial photographs showing the invasion convoy lying off the Algerian coast, assault landing craft preparing for action, and a stream of vehicles and personnel moving inland along a cliff road.
• Know Your Ports — Tripoli — Large vertical aerial photograph of Tripoli harbour packed with shipping, presented as a recognition and intelligence aid under the “Know Your Ports” series heading.
• Aircraft Identification — Fw 200s at Trondheim/Vaernes — Two aerial photographs of Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft on the runway at Trondheim/Vaernes airfield, accompanied by a note on the importance of viewing aerial photographs with shadows falling toward the viewer.
• Fw 200 — Silhouette and Model Views — Plan-view silhouette drawings and multiple model photographs of the Fw 200 Condor reconnaissance bomber and troop transport, showing the aircraft from different angles with shadows oriented toward the viewer.
• Maginot Line Fortifications — Chain of Strong Points — Vertical aerial photograph of a section of the Maginot Line on the Saar front, annotating anti-tank obstacles, wire-enclosed casemates, an extensive strong point with underground entrances, gun cupolas, and anti-tank gun casemates.
• Maginot Line — Second Strong Point — Aerial photograph of another Maginot Line strong point on the Saar front, showing anti-tank obstacles, wire-surrounded casemates, gun cupolas, and an anti-tank gun casemate in closer detail.
• Bombing of Le Havre — Vertical aerial photograph taken during the Boston aircraft attack of 10 November 1942, with a bomber visible over the target, showing bomb bursts among harbour installations on the Quai d’Escale and steam or smoke issuing from a stricken dredger.
• Attack on U-Boat Shelters, Lorient/Keroman — Aerial photograph of the 18 November 1942 USAAF attack on the Lorient/Keroman U-boat shelters, showing direct hits on the shelter block under construction, the radial slips, and bomb impacts in the Frebault Barracks area.
• Coastal Battery East of Calais — Aerial photograph of a heavily camouflaged two-gun heavy coastal battery set in the dunes four miles east of Calais, illustrating how the casemate camouflage blends with the surrounding terrain.
• Aalborg/Ost Aerodrome, Denmark — Vertical aerial photograph of the German-developed Aalborg/Ost airfield annotating aircraft shelters of varying sizes, blast wall shelters, main hangars, a gun-testing range, drainage works, and flak positions.
• Problem Picture — Unidentified aerial photograph presented as a weekly recognition challenge, alongside the boxed answer to the previous issue’s problem, identified as mounded reservoirs with a water tower near Nantes.