BEFORE AFTER A/380 Print No. 19. Shows severe damgage to the Northern shops in this department. 20. A very large firs had occurred at this point and finally 6 bays of the building have collapsed. An oblique view of the collapsed building. 3/13 Item 1 NIGHT PHOTO EVIDENCE The damage at 19 and 20 can be linked up with fire tracks seen on photos. At 2201 hr. they were seen as a group of small fires, probably incendiaries taking hold on the roofs. At 2205 hrs. they were seen as one large wide fire track. This evidence indicates a very rapid speed of spread. The fire appears to have continued on the same scale throughout the period during which night photos were taken and is seen as one of the largest fires burning during the attack. M. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP 21. Severly charred roof indicates fire damage. This framed building appears to have recieved a direct hit. The roof is probably composed of reinforced concrete. There is an indication of a hole in 1/33 which the bomb may have fallen and penetrated several Item 5 floors before exploding. Debris is seen in the yard at the foot of the wall. NIGHT PHOTO EVIDENCE A small fire track is seen at approximately this point on a print taken before 2200 hrs. but is not seen on subsequent prints. N. DELIVERY DEPARTMENT 22. Shows one of the largest buildings in the plant with severe damage by H.E. and probable fire at the S.E. corner. An oblique view showing a major part of the 3/13 damaged sheds. No fires were traced in this area on Item 2 night photographs. O. SPARE PARTS SHOP 23. Considerable damage has occurred at the West end of the shops. It is not considered that the shops are completely destroyed altough there are indications of damage by blast and falling debris throughout its whole length. P. HOT STAMPING SHOP 24. Only the girder skeleton of the roofs of this shop appears to remain. The damage was probably caused by fire spreading Northwards from the Press Shop. |