Description
Evidence in Camera, Volume 2, Number 8, 22nd February 1943. Issued by Air Ministry, A.C.A.S.(1). Printed by C. & E. Layton Ltd, London, E.C.4. 28 pages scanned
- Services Cartoon: A humorous line drawing of two servicemen at a bar, one confiding in the other with the caption about it being safe to talk since he’s “in the Services.”
- Fairey Battle over Saarbrucken: One of the earliest war photographs, showing a Fairey Battle of the Advance Air Striking Force flying near Saarbrücken in September 1939.
- Fortress II in Flight: A dramatic aerial view of a Fortress II bomber, noting its dual use as a daylight bomber and by Coastal Command.
- Lancaster over Hamburg: A night photograph showing a Lancaster silhouetted by flash photography above heavy cloud during the Hamburg raid, with fire and flak light-trails visible.
- Aircraft over Lorient: A night raid image showing two aircraft over Lorient amid burning incendiary bombs, port fires, and the Keroman U-boat shelters.
- Wilton’s Yard West, Rotterdam: An aerial view of the Rotterdam shipyard showing patent slips used for building minesweepers and repairing vessels.
- Camouflage at Wilton’s Yard: A close-up aerial photo revealing netting and dummy bush camouflage disguising the shipyard’s main buildings.
- Tank Recognition Models: A set of oblique photographs of scale models illustrating the Czech L.T. 35 tank and French Hotchkiss tank for identification training.
- L.T. 35 Tank Detail Views: Vertical model photographs alongside a real combat image of an L.T. 35 leading a Pz Kw IV, highlighting its distinctive wheel and roller arrangement.
- Speed of Vessels by Wake: Photographs of Narvik-class destroyers’ wake patterns used to demonstrate how ship speed can be calculated from wave spacing.
- Minesweeping “R” Boats: An aerial photo of a line of “R” boats minesweeping, each towing twin Oropesa floats.
- Walcheren Canal and Aerodrome: A reconnaissance photo of the Walcheren Canal area with an outer harbor and nearby aerodrome labeled.
- Flushing Port Map: A labeled aerial view identifying Flushing’s inner and outer havens, canal, and marine dock.
- Flushing Oblique View: An angled aerial photograph of Flushing town and port, highlighting the De Schelde shipyard and marine dock.
- Fiat Factory, Turin/Lingotto: An aerial view of the Fiat works believed to produce armored vehicles and aero-engines, featuring its rooftop test track and bomb-damaged sheds.
- Polar Pack Ice near Jan Mayen: A reconnaissance photo of a vessel’s track cutting through Arctic pack ice.
- Ship Cutting Through Ice (two views): Two further aerial photos of the same vessel carving a path through thinner ice floes.
- Barricade at Berck-sur-Mer: An aerial view showing German defensive barricades, wire obstacles, and altered buildings along the French coastal town.
- Coastal Batteries at Cherbourg/Equeurdreville: An aerial photo identifying two four-gun batteries, flak positions, and a fortified strong point.
- Vaires Marshalling Yard: A labeled aerial view of the rail yard east of Paris showing sorting sidings, locomotive depot, and coaling plant.
- Synthetic Oil Plant, Bottrop/Welheim: An aerial photo of a heavily camouflaged Ruhr oil refinery with disguised tanks and netted buildings.
- Littorio Class Battleships at Spezia: An aerial view of three Italian battleships moored in the outer harbor, protected by double booms.
- Cruiser Bolzano at Spezia: A close aerial photo of the damaged cruiser Bolzano and other naval vessels in dry dock and basin at Spezia.
- Problem Picture: An unidentified aerial photograph posed as a reader puzzle, with the answer to be revealed in the next issue.