https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1252/16565/MCheshireGL72021-181210-030011.2.jpg 95b5bd2129c88dd08e63bfcb19670a94 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1252/16565/MCheshireGL72021-181210-030012.2.jpg b6409d16dcbd7c05fc38158b1cd9f548 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1252/16565/MCheshireGL72021-181210-030013.2.jpg 23cac5c5d5a8ca20c852a9c998180a0c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cheshire, Leonard Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard Baron Cheshire Description An account of the resource 375 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO &amp; Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1295">Tinian and Saipan</a>, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2230">speeches given by Cheshire</a> after the war. <br /><br />The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Permission granted for commercial projects Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-06-25 Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document [underlined] INTERPRETATION REPORT. [/underlined] [underlined] BOULOGNE. [/underlined] [underlined] GENERAL STATEMENT. [/underlined] A re-examination of the photographs taken after the daylight attack on the Dock Area of Boulogne on 15th June, 1944 by aircraft of Bomber Command confirms the damage and destruction of shipping and port facilities and devastation of parts of the town reported in Immediate Interpretation Report. A more detailed study, however, has shown that some 25 vessels are damaged or sunk in water shallow enough to permit interpretation, and that of the nine E/R boats visible on 15th June before the attack, only one, and that probably damaged, is seen on these photographs taken two days later. Sheds in the boat building yards and warehouses in the immediate neighbourhood of the docks have all been damaged and the dock walls and quays breached in many places. A large Brick and Tile Works, two ice factories as well as other small industrial concerns are seen to have suffered damage. The Town Gas Works and an Electricity Sub-Station have also been affected. 1. E/R Boat Pens Section of Quay destroyed; 1 crater in roof, possibly penetrating and 2 or 3 blast areas on roof. 2. Building of similar construction S.W. of E/R Boat Pens. Non-penetrating blast area on roof due to direct hit. 3. Three Oil Tanks W. Of Pens - all 3 destroyed. 4. Defended Area - numerous craters. 5. Fuel Storage for Submarines. Two or 3 craters in camouflaged area, one being a very near miss to one of the two tanks. 6. Defended Area - numerous craters. 7./ [page break] 7. Probable Warehouse Areas - Many previously damaged and now further damaged or destroyed. 8. Probable Personnel Huts or Stores - almost entirely destroyed. 9. Vessels sunk but still visible, or severely damaged. 10. Cranes damaged or destroyed. 11. Breaches in dock walls or jetties. 12. Warehouse almost entirely destroyed. 13. Large Multi-bay building and Stores adjoining slips, very severely damaged. 14. Large multi-bay building adjoining slips, very severely damaged. 15. Complex of buildings almost entirely destroyed. 16. Slipway cratered, and landward half of jetty destroyed. 17. Offices of Customs and Captain of the Port - almost entirely destroyed. 18. GARE MARITIME - previously damaged, now about 1/3 structurally damaged by direct hits. Several hits on platforms and tracks. 19. FISH MARKET, QUAI THUROT - a remaining undamaged section destroyed. 20. FLOATING DOCK - Dock submerged and damaged, approach ramp and building destroyed, probable control building severely damaged and several craters on dockside. 21. Customs House, Boulevard de Chatillon - damaged by blast. 22. Unidentified Public Building - further damaged. 23./ [page break] 23. Probable Boat-building Yard - all roof lights of four buildings destroyed. 24. ADMIRAL LOUBET’S HOUSE - corner damaged by blast. 25. Unidentified Industrial Building - gutted. 26. ARSENAL, RUE DUPARC - already severely damaged, the main building is now 2/3 destroyed by a large secondary explosion. Four other buildings destroyed or very severely damaged. 27. HOTEL CASTIGLIONE, PLACE DU LOUVRE - entirely destroyed. 28. Boom in BASSIN LOUBET - disrupted. 29. Coal Transporter - damaged and associated building destroyed. 30. CASINO - almost entirely destroyed. 31. CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE - gutted. 32. CUSTOMS HOUSE - 2/3 destroyed. 33. BATTERY - corner of perimeter wall destroyed. Direct hits or near misses to railway tracks are indicated by crosses on the distributed print. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interpretation report, Boulogne Description An account of the resource Gives overall assessment and then detailed list of damage to E-boat pens, oil tanks, fuel storage, warehouses, huts, vessels, cranes, port facilities, public buildings, arsenal, other buildings in the town including the casino. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Three page typewritten document Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Service material Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MCheshireGL72021-181210-030011, MCheshireGL72021-181210-030012, MCheshireGL72021-181210-030013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France France--Boulogne-sur-Mer Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1944-06-15 1944-06-16 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. Royalty-free permission to publish Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alan Pinchbeck David Bloomfield bombing bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944) Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)