Messerschmitt Factory Information - Epoche II

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Originally Posted by Harri Pihl

What did you actually find? AFAIK there are only small parts of the USBBS reports available online and report on Mtt contain plenty of pictures before and after bombing.

An aerial photograph taken from several thousand feet is of little use in creating a scale model of a structure that has to withstand inspection from ground level. It serves a useful purpose in giving the layout of the building with respect to one another, and their overall size and possibly dimensions (if their is a measurable refernce in the photo), but little else.

Nearly all of the ground level photos of the factories were taken post-occupation, and of course, show post-bombing effect. (I'm pretty sure that the Wehrmacht or the Sicherheitsdienst wasn't too keen on allowing Allied photographers to take pictures of aircraft factories in preparation for bombing...)