Camera, Aerial, Fairchild K-22

    Camera, Aerial, Fairchild K-22

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    Camera, Aerial, Fairchild K-22

    Black metal camera and lens cone.

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This object is on display in the Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Boeing Aviation Hangar

This high-altitude, standard day reconnaissance camera was designed for ground and target intelligence spotting and for both vertical and oblique photography. It has an Eastman Kodak Aero Ektar lens, a focal plane shutter, and a 24-inch lens. To the left is an extra film plate. The K-22 was used on such aircraft as the Boeing B 29, Douglas A-20, and North American P-51 and F-86.

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Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Inventory Number

A19940186000

Physical Description

Black metal camera and lens cone.

Credit Line

GIFT OF NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

Country of Origin

United States of America

Materials

OVERALL - ANODIZED STEEL

Dimensions

15 in high, 31-1/2 in long, 17 in wide

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use.

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic