Camera, Aerial, Hand-Held, Kodak A-1, U.S. Navy

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Eastman Kodak Company
Physical Description
O.D. painted metal camera with wooden handles.
Summary
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.
Inventory Number
A19830030000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Dimensions
17in long, 7in wide
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_A19830030000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d147de08-c030-4b3b-8e58-3171a5a661fd
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