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.