Air racer and showman Roscoe Turner probably acquired this French camera when he was a balloon pilot in the Aviation Section in France in 1918-19. The hand-held camera was used to take promotional aerial photographs of Turner's 1920s barnstorming act and to take commercial photographs by aiming over the side of an open-cockpit airplane.

 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 France Type EQUIPMENT-Photographic Physical Description Black metal with handles and wooden drawer in bottom (film holder). No lens. Inventory Number A19730912000 Credit Line Donated by the Estate of Roscoe Turner Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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