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AERIAL CAMERAS

The following table lists common aerial cameras.
Cameras known to have been used by
Adastra are marked Y.

 

Camera Ref
Description
Film Size
Adastra
Source
F8 RAF F8 aka Williamson Eagle III
18cm
7in
1
F24 RAF F24
14cm
5.5in
1
E4 Williamson Eagle IV
18cm
7in
Y
1
K17 Fairchild K17
23cm
9in
1
OSC Williamson Ordnance Survey Camera
23cm
9in
Y
1
E9 Williamson Eagle IX
23cm
9in
Y
1
T11 Fairchild T11
23cm
9in
1
T12 Fairchild T12
23cm?
9in?
Y
3
RC5 Wild RC5
18cm
7in
Y
4
RC7 Wild RC7 *Glass Plate
10cm*
4in*
Y
3
RC8 Wild RC8
23cm
9in
Y
1
RC9 Wild RC9
23cm
9in
Y
1
RC10 Wild RC10
23cm
9in
Y
1

 

SOURCES
1
National Archives of Australia, Aerial Survey Photography Records - Appraisal Report - October 2008
2
Surveys from Above - A Brief History of Aerial Survey Photography in the Coast and Geodetic Survey 1919-2006
3
Kevin Pavlich Log Book.
4
www.swisstopo.admin.ch

 

RAAF AERIAL CAMERAS

 

 

Issue
Date
Remarks
1
31JAN23
Original issue.