Image: Photography in the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. CH6300
Description: Photography in the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. A Type F.24 aerial camera Mark I, for night photography. Attached to the lens cone, on the left hand side, is a photo-electric cell, valve amplifier and relay mechanism. On the left, connected to the camera body, is the camera driving motor. To the right of the camera is a Type 35 No. 5 camera control unit, and, at far right, a distribution box containing the batteries and an accumulator. The illumination for night photography was provided by a 4.5 Aircraft Photographic Flash, fuzed for the height at which the aircraft was flying.
Title: Photography in the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945. CH6300
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//53/media-53182/large.jpg This photograph CH 6300 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Air Force official photographer
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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