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Evidence in Camera – Volume 2, Number 5 · 1st February 1943
Published by: Air Ministry, A.C.A.S.(I) · Printed by C. & E. Layton Ltd., London E.C.4
Pages scanned – 28

• “Listening Post” Cartoon — A humorous illustration by Scott depicting a civilian eavesdropping on a telephone line in a farmyard, satirising the danger of careless communication.
• Attack on Berlin — Tempelhof District, Night — Night photograph taken during the raid of 16/17 January 1943 showing the Tempelhof District, with the marshalling yard (A) and railway stations at Südende (B) and Mariendorf (C).
• Flak on the Reich Air Ministry — Aerial View — Aerial photograph showing four heavy-calibre flak gun emplacements mounted on the roof of the Reich Air Ministry building in the Wilhelmstrasse.
• Reich Air Ministry — Architectural Model — Photograph of a German scale model of the Wilhelmstrasse Air Ministry building, constructed in 1935 to designs by Ernst Sagebiel.
• U-Boat Shelter at La Pallice — Before Camouflage — Aerial photograph showing the conspicuous U-boat shelter (A) at La Pallice prior to any concealment measures being applied.
• U-Boat Shelter at La Pallice — Camouflage in Progress — Aerial photograph of the same shelter now being painted (A) to resemble dockyard buildings, with a barrage balloon on the roof (B) and new shelter excavations under way (C).
• Port Militaire, Lorient — U-Boat Activity — Aerial photograph of the Lorient/Keroman U-boat base showing five 750-ton submarines, concrete shelters (C), and the newly completed Pont de Gueydon (D).
• Daylight Attack on Hengelo — Hazemeyer Factory — Aerial photograph showing bomb smoke billowing from the Hazemeyer electrical and mechanical equipment factory during the Mosquito attack, with a roof-mounted light AA gun visible firing (arrow).
• Light Flak in Action at Hengelo — Oblique low-level photograph showing the same light flak position on a wooden tower firing at low-flying Mosquitoes, with a Dutch mixed passenger train visible alongside debris from a bomb burst through the factory roof-lights.
• Gliders at Hun Landing Ground, Libya — Aerial photograph of Hun landing ground showing two DFS 230 gliders and a twin-boom Go 242 among palm trees, alongside an Fw 58, Hs 126, and Italian S.M.81.
• DFS 230 Glider Take-Off — Ground Roll — Aerial photograph of a DFS 230 being towed by a Ju 87 during its ground run across a desert landing ground, dust trail clearly visible.
• DFS 230 Glider Take-Off — Airborne — Aerial photograph of the same combination moments later, with the glider now airborne and casting a distinct shadow on the desert surface.
• Daylight Attack on Fives-Lille — Initial Bomb Bursts — Aerial photograph showing sticks of bombs bursting across the Ateliers d’Hellemmes locomotive and wagon works (A) and near the railway sidings (B) during the joint USBC/RAF attack of 13 January 1943.
• Daylight Attack on Fives-Lille — Expanding Smoke — Aerial photograph taken seconds later showing greater smoke volumes from the Ateliers d’Hellemmes (A), further bursts on the Steel and Engineering Works (B), and direct hits on a new factory (C).
• Daylight Attack on Fives-Lille — Smoke Drift — Later-stage aerial photograph with smoke from multiple bomb bursts drifting broadly across the entire Fives-Lille target complex.
• Hanover-Herrenhausen — Railway and Palace Gardens — Composite aerial photograph of the Herrenhausen district showing the Palace (A), the Versailles-style Grosse Garten (B), and the Hainholz shunting yard with sorting sidings (C), round-houses (D), station (E), and main line connections (F, G, H).
• Hanover-Herrenhausen — Wider View with Ground Photograph — Continuation page showing a broader vertical aerial of the same area with all key points labelled, complemented by an inset ground-level photograph of the Palace and formal gardens.
• Combat Film — Cannon Fire on Locomotive — Three enlarged frames from a Fighter Command combat film showing cannon strikes hitting a locomotive and goods trucks during an offensive sweep over France.
• Combat Film — Attack on Goods Train in Siding — Two enlarged frames from a separate Fighter Command combat film depicting an attack run on a goods train in a siding, showing the engine and trucks being hit.
• Troopships at Aalborg — Embarkation in Progress — Aerial photograph of Aalborg harbour showing troops and stores on the quay alongside a newly built 8,000-ton troopship during loading operations.
• Troopships at Aalborg — Embarkation Complete — Aerial photograph of the same port with the quay now cleared and troops visible on board a 6,500-ton former Hansa Line vessel, with trawler-type escort vessels alongside.
• Industrial Damage at Karlsruhe — Muhlburg District — Aerial photograph showing severe damage to the Power Station (A) and near-total destruction of factory buildings including the Fuchs Soehne sawmill and Schaeffer paint works (B, C) in the Muhlburg district.
• Industrial Damage at Karlsruhe — Muhlberg/Grunwinkel District — Aerial photograph showing fire destruction of the Textile and Transport Workshops (A) and blast damage to the Deutsche Michelin tyre works (B) in the Muhlberg/Grunwinkel district.
• Industrial Damage at Karlsruhe — Grunwinkel, Carl Metz Works — Aerial photograph showing fire damage to the Carl Metz fire-fighting equipment works in the Grunwinkel district.
• Industrial Damage at Karlsruhe — Grunwinkel, Multiple Factories — Aerial photograph identifying partial destruction at the Junker and Ruh factory (A), over half of the Wurtemburger and Haas electric motor works destroyed (B), and the Billing and Zoller ammunition box factory demolished (C).
• Bomb Damage Clearance at Mainz — Aerial photograph showing extensive rubble clearance in the Rhein Strasse/Bleiche Strasse area of Mainz several months after the August 1942 RAF attack.
• Night Bombing near Krupps, Essen — Night aerial photograph in which the flash of a 4,000 lb. bomb illuminates buildings south of the Krupps works, allowing five sticks of incendiaries to be identified, including sticks across Frohnhausen (A) and Altendorf (B).
• Know Your Ports — Emden Overview — Large annotated aerial photograph of Emden showing the Neuer Binnenhafen, Aussenhafen, Industrie-Hafen, Binnen-Hafen, and the Dortmund-Ems and Ems-Jade canals.
• Emden — Winter Conditions View — Aerial photograph of the Emden outer port area showing how the outlines of the harbour installations are considerably altered by snow and winter conditions.
• Summit of Vesuvius — Oblique aerial photograph of the summit of Vesuvius at 3,891 feet, identifying the active centre crater (A), the remnant Monte Somma rim (B–C), and historic lava streams (D, E, F).
• Ostia — Ancient Seaport of Rome — Vertical aerial photograph of the excavated ruins of Ostia, with key structures identified including the Forum (A), Theatre (B), Baths (C), Tombs (D), Firemen’s Barracks (E), Granary (F), Castello (G), and the ancient course of the Tiber (H).
• Problem Picture — Unidentified Curved Earthworks — Aerial photograph of an unidentified site showing curved earthworks, a pond, and what appear to be gun emplacements, posed as a reader identification challenge for the next issue.