Fairchild K-20
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fairchild-k-20-323-11499787
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Fairchild K-20
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The K-20 is an aerial photography camera used during World War II, famously from the Enola Gay's tail gunner position to photograph the nuclear mushroom cloud over Hiroshima. Designed by Fairchild Camera and Instrument, approximately 15,000 were manufactured under licence for military contract by Folmer Graflex Corporation in Rochester, New York between 1941 and 1945. The K-20 uses a 5.25″×20′ to 5.25″×200′ roll film, with an image size of 4×5 inches. Lenses were 6+3⁄8″ f/4.5 with an adjustable
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WWII aerial photography camera
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_K-20
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2023-10-16T21:09:15Z
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