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The Kodak A-2 hand-held aerial camera is displayed with the deHavilland DH-4 aircraft as it was used by the United States Army Air Service in World War I to take oblique photos over the side of an open-cockpit aircraft. The camera has two 4x5 plate magazines, "iron sights" and strap. Model A2 was used by USAAS in World War I; the A1 was used by the Navy (see A19830030000) .

Display Status

This object is on display in World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

World War I: The Birth of Military Aviation

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Manufacturer

Eastman Kodak Company

Physical Description

Hand-held, olive-drab painted metal camera with wooden handles.

Dimensions

Overall: 7 x 17in. (17.8 x 43.2cm)
3-D: 43.2 × 17.8 × 19.7cm (17 × 7 × 7 3/4 in.)

Materials

wood, brass, painted tin or steel, leather

Inventory Number

A19830029000

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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