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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.1050.002

MANUFACTURER: Fairchild Aviation Corp.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: Film Threading Plate
Patents: N/A
General Description: Thin synthetic black sheet.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 18.4 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Fairchild
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
Period: This model and type of aerial camera would of been used during the Second World War.
Canada: Fairchild Aerial Surveys was developed by American businessman Sherman M. Fairchild in 1921. A year later, he established the Canadian subsidiary of this compagny, Fairchild Aerial Surveys Co. of Canada Ltd. Throughout the decade, Fairchild conducted aerial surveys of the nation (ref. 3 & 4). In 1924, he created the Fairchild Airplane Manufacturing Co. for the purpose of manufacturing aircrafts as platforms for aerial survey cameras (ref. 5). This model was developed by Fairchild Aerial Surveys for daylight reconnaissance photography during the Second World War (ref. 1).
Function: Plate used to fix onto the camera and thread film.
Technical: This model is a development of the K20. The electrical controls were connected to the cockpit, and the camera took 5 photos in 2 seconds, which was a significant technological devleopment. The camera could either be mounted to the turret rear or the rear gun (ref. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the surface of the plate: " FILM THREADING /. PLATE "
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Thin synthetic black sheet with white text.
Decoration: N/A

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Fairchild Aviation Corp., Plate, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.1050, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.1050.002/

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