This hand-held, glass-plate camera, used by the U.S. Navy, has a Hawkeye Aerial F4.5 lens and a single-slit, variable-tension shutter. It was used to take oblique photos over the side of an open-cockpit aircraft. The design evolved from the Type A English camera, which was based on a captured German aerial design.

 Display Status

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

Boeing Aviation Hangar
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Photographic Manufacturer Eastman Kodak Company
 Physical Description O.D. painted metal camera with wooden handles. Dimensions 17in long, 7in wide
 Inventory Number A19830030000 Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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