Camera, Aircraft, Type K-25B, Kodak Anastigmat Lens, Fairchild, with Case C-54 Weston model 301

Weston model 301

This indicator has a label of Cherry Point

it appears to be New Old Stock

When electrically powered and in-flight

Would have been used in ground installations (as opposed to use within aircraft

Camera, Aircraft, Type K-25B, Kodak Anastigmat Lens, Fairchild, with Case C-54 Weston model 301The K 25 Aerial Camera was used during WWII for daylight reconnaissance photography to produce 4"x5" prints. This camera, made by Fairchild, was electrical, requiring a 24v input using the side mounted connection, but may be operated mechanically by turning the key. Aperture is adjustable from f 4. 5 to f 22, and shutter speed is adjustable from 125 to 500, both adjustments are made using dedicated knobs adjacent to the lens. The lens, a Kodak