Camera, Aerial, Mapping, Fairchild T-2A

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.

Summary

Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation built the production model of the T 2 and T-2A four-lens camera, which improved upon the T-1 tri-lens mapping camera developed by Maj. James Bagley of the U.S. Army Air Service Engineering Division. The T-2A had one vertical lens and three oblique lenses set at 35 degrees, which provided a 120-degree field of view at right angles to the direction of flight. Four lens caps are also displayed.

Credit Line

Transferred from the U.S. Navy

Inventory Number

A19711004000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Dimensions

Storage (Crate): 96 x 60 x 96in. (243.8 x 152.4 x 243.8cm)

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/nv92ecb6935-2ce1-4ab2-a80a-faf2f7c3ed92

Record ID

nasm_A19711004000