Camera, Aerial, Fairchild K-3A, U.S. Navy

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.

Physical Description

Has film mag.attached;also rear cover plate & 2 filters in box. Has a f-5.0, 12in. aerostigmat lens #ec 654.

Summary

Sherman Fairchild developed the high-quality K-3 camera with its between-the-lens shutter that minimized distortion. The camera set the technical standard for commercial and military mapping and for vertical and oblique photography in the 1920s and '30s. The K-3A had a Veeder automatic instrument data recorder that imprinted information directly onto the film. The popular K-3B could use six different length lenses but lacked the data recorder.

Credit Line

Transferred from the U.S. Navy

Inventory Number

A19710957000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Dimensions

3-D: 33 x 50.8 x 30.5cm (13 x 20 x 12 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA

Hangar

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9aa286a42-ddff-4c5d-9986-838beb3dc5b7

Record ID

nasm_A19710957000