Unearthed in deep storage;
1944 USAAF Eastman Kodak K-24 Aerial Surveillance Camera. Complete, (with instruction manual Photocopy) less transit case.
Serial number: AF44-166029.
Eastman Kodak Yellow spot, Aero-Ektar f2:5, 7in (178mm) Cloth focal plane 5x5 Lens, number: EE14721.
Camera dimensions: 15"x 11"x10½".
Camera weight (with cables etc): 29 lbs.
Camera comprises:
1-body.
1-lens.
1-magazine.
3-curtain assemblies:
Exposure Curtain Assembly Type U7385. (1/450.)
Exposure Curtain Assembly Type U7397. (NIGHT.)
Exposure Curtain Assembly Type U7399. (1/150.)
2-electrical cables.
1-electrical connector and cable grip.
1-magazine cover plate.
1-rear lens cover. (The round plastic disc is the rear lens cover.)
4-1lb bags of original contractor packing Silica Dessicant.
The K-24 was used mostly in B-17s, B-24s, B-25s, and B-29s; but also in USAAF PRU Spitfires, North American F-6s (modified P-51s), and Canadian-built De Havilland F-8s (modified Mosquitoes).
The K-24 camera had two basic functions: night aerial reconnaissance and orientation, or verifying a bomber's position over a target when a bomb is released.
Contract Cost new to USAAF in 1944: $455 (£693.)
now the equivalent of $6,628 (£5312) in 2020.
1944 USAAF Eastman Kodak K-24 Aerial Surveillance Camera. Complete, (with instruction manual Photocopy) less transit case.
Serial number: AF44-166029.
Eastman Kodak Yellow spot, Aero-Ektar f2:5, 7in (178mm) Cloth focal plane 5x5 Lens, number: EE14721.
Camera dimensions: 15"x 11"x10½".
Camera weight (with cables etc): 29 lbs.
Camera comprises:
1-body.
1-lens.
1-magazine.
3-curtain assemblies:
Exposure Curtain Assembly Type U7385. (1/450.)
Exposure Curtain Assembly Type U7397. (NIGHT.)
Exposure Curtain Assembly Type U7399. (1/150.)
2-electrical cables.
1-electrical connector and cable grip.
1-magazine cover plate.
1-rear lens cover. (The round plastic disc is the rear lens cover.)
4-1lb bags of original contractor packing Silica Dessicant.
The K-24 was used mostly in B-17s, B-24s, B-25s, and B-29s; but also in USAAF PRU Spitfires, North American F-6s (modified P-51s), and Canadian-built De Havilland F-8s (modified Mosquitoes).
The K-24 camera had two basic functions: night aerial reconnaissance and orientation, or verifying a bomber's position over a target when a bomb is released.
Contract Cost new to USAAF in 1944: $455 (£693.)
now the equivalent of $6,628 (£5312) in 2020.
