Torpedo Camera Kit, Panoramic, US Navy Type 1 for TBF/M Avenger UC-43 When folded

When folded

including foldouts

according to the online Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum

and the left knob sets the course heading

and produced for a US Air Force application per its MIL spec

Torpedo Camera Kit, Panoramic, US Navy Type 1 for TBF/M Avenger UC-43 When foldedThe Vought Solar Aircraft Torpedo Camera Type 1 was produced between 1942 and 1944 by Russell Vought Co, a division of Solar Aircraft Co., San Diego, CA, USA. The camera is a motorized panoramic camera, whose purpose was to document aerial torpedo attacks (from launch to impact) and for use in training. It was fitted with a louvered shutter and shot panoramic, 2 inch by 7 inch wide negatives in 120 type film. According to the TBM Avenger's Erection