Allied camera Fits

Examples of Photographic Reconnaissance
Camera Installations

Spitfire Camera installations
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	This diagram shows the layout of the first PR Spitfire the PR 1A layout (see image below)		A low level forward facing oblique. This setup was found in the PR 1E. Only one aircraft was ever converted to this layout
	This diagrams shows the layout of the two F52 cameras within a PR XI (this was one of a number of camera layouts this aircraft could carry)		This installation was label 'X' type and could be fitted to a PR 1D & PR IV
	This installation shows a wing camera assembly as fitted to PR IX		This installation was fitted to the PR 1G (later called PR VII). With this fit, the pilot could secure imagery between 500 or 10,000 feet. Also this Mk was the first PR Spitfire to retain it's 8 machine guns.

This diagram displays the wing
camera installation fitted to a PR XI.

Forward facing F24 camera mounted in the wing of a Spitfire

F24 camera mounted in the wing of a PR Spitfire

Mosquito Camera Installations
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This diagram shows the camera ports of the Mosquito PR 34	Camera ports of a typical Mosquito layout for low level photography.


The two images above show the installation layout as shown in the above right diagram. In the left image is displayed a F52-36" camera, the right image shows a F52-36" camera with a F24-14" port facing oblique camera.

F24 camera mounted in the nose of a Mosquito