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| − | The Vought-Solar Aircraft Torpedo Camera Type 1 was produced between 1943 and (early?) 1944 by Russell Vought Co, a division of Solar Aircraft Co , San Diego, CA, USA.<ref>USN Order nº N288S-11790</ref> The camera was a motorised panoramic camera,<ref>Commonly a 24 Volt Model, but a 12 V model also exists</ref> to document aerial torpedo attacks (from launch to impact), was fitted with a louvre shutter and shot 7-inch wide negatives in 120 -type film | + | The Vought-Solar Aircraft Torpedo Camera Type 1 was produced between 1943 and (early?) 1944 by Russell Vought Co, a division of Solar Aircraft Co , San Diego, CA, USA.<ref>USN Order nº N288S-11790</ref> The camera was a motorised panoramic camera,<ref>Commonly a 24 Volt Model, but a 12 V model also exists</ref> to document aerial torpedo attacks (from launch to impact), was fitted with a louvre shutter and shot 7-inch wide negatives in 120 -type film. |
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| + | [[Burke & James]] bought many of these surplus converting them to panoramic cameras for general civilian use. They were marketed under the name '''Panoram'''. | ||
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The Vought-Solar Aircraft Torpedo Camera Type 1 was produced between 1943 and (early?) 1944 by Russell Vought Co, a division of Solar Aircraft Co , San Diego, CA, USA.[1] The camera was a motorised panoramic camera,[2] to document aerial torpedo attacks (from launch to impact), was fitted with a louvre shutter and shot 7-inch wide negatives in 120 -type film.
Burke & James bought many of these surplus converting them to panoramic cameras for general civilian use. They were marketed under the name Panoram.
