United States Army Air Force camera
- manufacturer:
- Folmer Graflex Corporation
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This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
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1977-768/1: USAAF Aircraft camera, type K20 Serial No. AC-45-552, designed by Fairchild and manufactured by Folmer
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USAAF Aircraft camera, type K20 Serial No. AC-45-552, designed by Fairchild and manufactured by Folmer Graflex Corporation, Rochester, New York, United States, 1940-1945.
The Fairchild K20 was an aerial photography camera used during World War Two. Many bomber planes carried these cameras, as it enabled pilots to take low altitude images, such as of potential enemy missile launch sites or targets.
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Details
- Category:
- Photographic Technology
- Object Number:
- 1977-768/1
- Materials:
- aluminium alloy, brass (copper, zinc alloy), cardboard, cotton (textile), glass, leather, nickel plated, paper (fibre product), plywood, steel (metal), velvet, wood (unidentified), zinc (metal)
- type:
- aircraft camera
- taxonomy:
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- tools and equipment
- equipment by process
- image making equipment
- camera (function)
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