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North American RF-86F Haymaker Sabre

This aircraft carried K-17 camera, see below, during the fifties.  It also carried the K-22, not shown.

K-17 Camera

I got the idea that this camera was carried in the center of the fuselage under the pilot and that the K-22's with long lenses were carried on both outsides.  The fuselage was modified to carry them.  Blisters were needed for the film magazines and the guns were removed to allow space.  The gun ports were painted on so that enemy fliers would not know it was unarmed.

They had some prints from the cameras showing what I thought was a lot of detail.  You can see the edge of one in the left of this image and the image at the top.

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