The Snapshots in Time Collection

Kodak Super-XX Aerial Reconnaissance Film Box, WWII China-Burma-India Theater

Kodak Super-XX Aerial Reconnaissance Film Box, WWII China-Burma-India Theater

This box of Kodak Super-XX Pan aerial mapping film represents the technology behind WWII photo reconnaissance. Loaded into K-17, K-19, or K-22 aerial cameras, film like this captured the topographic imagery used for mapping and intelligence gathering across theaters including China-Burma-India, where accurate maps were often scarce and reconnaissance photography proved essential to Allied operations. Project: 218479