camera, torpedo
Object Name: | camera, torpedo |
Category: | Tools & Equipment |
Sub-category: | Photographic |
Material: | metal wood glass |
Accession Number: | 002.5.11 |
Origin-Province: | California |
Origin-Country: | United States |
Earliest Production Date: | c. 1943 |
Description: | The artifact is a large, grey metal box camera with an orange lens with diagonal lines etched onto the box. The box is wooden with a serial number inscription on the side. |
Narrative: | This type of camera was first used in World War II aircraft. It was a stationary, wide angle camera with a torpedo plane alignment for documentation. This type of camera could also be used for aiming torpedos in an attack. |
History of Use: | Used by the United States Navy Aircraft to document torpedo launch and impact assessments. |
Unit-Linear: | cm |
Institution: | North Atlantic Aviation Museum Facebook-North Atlantic Aviation Museum Twitter-North Atlantic Aviation Museum |
Institution City: | Gander |
Institution Province: | Newfoundland Labrador |
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