WWII USAAF B29 Fairchild K17C Aircraft Camera Metrogon Folmer Graflex - $500 (woodside)

WWII USAAF B29 Fairchild K17C Aircraft Camera Metrogon Folmer Graflex 1

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condition: good

make / manufacturer: Fairchild

model name / number: K17C

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This camera is from the estate of well known Silicon Valley photographer Arnold Del Carlo. He may have used this camera in his work (unless he had more than one of these and this is not the one he used). Here is an excerpt of an article about him mentioning a K17 camera that he used while flying:
"After earning his pilot's license and purchasing a single-engine Cessna 170A aviation aircraft, Del Carlo was able to provide aerial photographs to his customers as well. In order to take photographs from the air, he cut a 12-inch oval hole through the floor of the back seat so he could shoot vertical and oblique images, sometimes using an Army surplus K-17 aerial camera with 9x9 inch film while at other times he used a hand-held Pentax 2¼ x 3¼ camera with a focal plane shutter."

Untested. The lens and camera appear to be in very good condition. Condition as shown in 24 photos.

I am also selling a 1954 Fairchild T-11 mapping camera in a separate listing.

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posted: 2025-08-08 19:22

updated: 2025-11-28 23:21

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WWII USAAF B29 Fairchild K17C Aircraft Camera Metrogon Folmer...

This camera is from the estate of well known Silicon Valley photographer Arnold Del Carlo. He may have used this camera in his work (unless he had more than one of these and this is not the one he...