Camera, Aerial, Fairchild K-17C

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Physical Description
Silver painted surface; delco motor attached (part # 5069740).
9 x 9 negative size
Summary
Mounted in the belly of a Boeing B-29, this high-altitude, day reconnaissance camera photographed "Project Juno," two atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in June 1946. The camera's optical performance was then evaluated at the National Bureau of Standards for the precise interpretation of the aerial photography. The camera has a 6-inch Bausch and Lomb 90-degree metrogon lens.
Credit Line
Donated by the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Inventory Number
A19970538000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
OVERALL - ALUMINUM
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
Boeing Aviation Hangar
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A19970538000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv962ee7f70-08e3-45cc-b656-6109ae411cd0
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