KA to KS - Equipment Listing

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Joint Photographic Type Designation System

KA - Reconnaissance Cameras
KB - Strike Recording Cameras
KC - Aerial Mapping Cameras
KD - Scope Recording Cameras
KE - Miscellaneous Still Picture Cameras
KF - Miscellaneous Motion Picture Cameras
KG - General Purpose Cameras
KS - Camera Sets and Systems

KA - Reconnaissance Cameras

KA-1 Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RB-57E, RF-4, RF-101A/C
KA-2 Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in A-26A, RF-84F, RF-101A/C
KA-3 Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; used in RB-47, RF-84F
(4...5) (No information)
KA-6 Panoramic Camera; used in F-105G
KA-7 Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Hycon
(8) (No information)
KA-9 Still Picture Camera
KA-10 High-Altitude Night Reconnaissance System
(11...12) (No information)
KA-13 Medium/High-Altitude Camera
(14...17) (No information)
KA-18 Low-Altitude Reconnaissance/Special-Purpose High Speed Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-101A/C
KA-19 High-Altitude Night Reconnaissance System
KA-20 Still Picture Camera
KA-21 High-Altitude Vertical Camera
(22...23) (No information)
KA-24 Still Picture Camera
KA-25 part of WS-102L (RB-58A)
KA-26 part of WS-102L (RB-58A)
KA-27 Camera; conflicting references:
- System 118L
- part of WS-102L (RB-58A)
(28...29) (No information)
KA-30 Still Picture Camera; part of KS-61; used in OV-1, MQM-57, RF-8A/G
(31) (No information)
KA-32 used in RF-8A/G
(33...38) (No information)
KA-39 Still Picture Camera; part of KS-54; used in MQM-57
KA-40 Still Picture Camera; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G
(41...44) (No information)
KA-45 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G, RF-101C
KA-46 Still Picture Camera; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G
KA-47 Camera; used in RA-3B, RF-8A/G, RF-101C
(48) (No information)
KA-49 Still Picture Camera
KA-50 Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RA-5C, OV-1
KA-51 Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-8A, RA-5C
KA-52 Panoramic Camera
KA-53 Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RA-3B, RF-4B, RF-8A/G, RA-5C
KA-54 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild
KA-55 High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; used in RF-4
KA-56 Low-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RF-4, RF-5E, RF-8A/G, RF-101, RB-57E, F-111C (Australia)
KA-57 Low-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Perkin-Elmer; part of KS-68; used in RA-5C
KA-58 Medium/High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Perkin-Elmer; part of KS-69; used in RA-5C
KA-59 Panoramic Camera
KA-60 Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in OV-1, RF-8A/G, AQM-34
(61) (No information)
KA-62 Still Picture Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-8A, RA-5C
KA-63 Horizon-to-Horizon Camera
KA-64 Still Picture Camera
(65) (No information)
KA-66 Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera (modified KA-60); manufactured by Fairchild; used in RF-8A
KA-67 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Itek
(68) (No information)
KA-69 70mm Framing Camera; manufactured by Mitchell
(70) (No information)
KA-71 Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera (modified KA-60); manufactured by Fairchild; used in F-105G
KA-72 70mm Framing Camera; manufactured by Fairchild
KA-73 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Perkin
(74) (No information)
KA-75 70mm Framing Camera; manufactured by CAI
KA-76 Aerial Still Picture Camera Set; used in OV-1D
(77...78) (No information)
KA-79 ??? Camera
KA-80 High-Altitude Strategic Reconnaissance Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Itek; used in U-2, SR-71, AQM-91A, A-12 (CIA), Apollo (NASA)
(81) (No information)
KA-82 Medium-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RB-57E, RF-4B
KA-83 Camera; used in RB-57E
KA-84 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Hycon
KA-85 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Acton; used in AQM-34
(86) (No information)
KA-87 Low-Altitude Camera; used in RF-4
KA-88 24-Inch Camera; manufactured by Hycon (model HR338A); used in AQM-34
KA-89 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in AQM-34
KA-90 Panoramic Camera
KA-91 High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in OC-135B, RF-4
KA-92 Panoramic Camera; manufactured by Fairchild
KA-93 High-Altitude Panoramic Camera; used in RF-5E, F-111C (Australia), Ryan 124I (Israel)
KA-94 Camera; used in RF-104G (Taiwan)
KA-95 Medium-Altitude Panoramic Camera; used in RF-5E
(96) (No information)
KA-97 Camera; used in RF-104G (Taiwan)
(98) (No information)
KA-99 Low Altitude Panoramic Still Picture Camera; used in TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) on F-14
(100...101) (No information)
KA-102  
(103...106) (No information)
KA-107 Tri-Lens Camera; used in CP-140 (Canada)
(108...116) (No information)
KA-117  
KA-501 Camera; used in CP-140 (Canada)

KB - Strike Recording Cameras

(1...2) (No information)
KB-3 Gun Camera; consists of LB-4, LB-5
(4...7) (No information)
KB-8 Strike Camera
KB-9 16mm Strike Camera; manufactured by Kodak; used in F-8, F-11
KB-10 Camera; used in OV-1, RF-8A/G
(11...12) (No information)
KB-13 part of KS-27A
(14...15) (No information)
KB-16 70mm Strike Recording Camera; manufactured by Gordon
KB-17 part of KS-27B
KB-18 70mm Panoramic Strike Recording Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in A-7D, F-4E, F-100F, O-2A, OV-10C, RF-111C (Australia), P-3C (Australia)
KB-19 16mm Strike Recording Motion Picture Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics
(20) (No information)
KB-21 16mm Strike Recording Motion Picture Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics
(22) (No information)
KB-23 16mm Gun Camera; manufactured by Maurer
(24) (No information)
KB-25 Gunsight Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics; used in F-4
KB-26 Gunsight Camera; manufactured by Photo-Sonics
(27) (No information)
KB-28  
(29...34) (No information)
KB-35 35mm Strike Recording Camera; used in F-16, F/A-18

KC - Aerial Mapping Cameras

KC-1 Still Picture High-Altitude Mapping Camera; manufactured by Fairchild; used in RC-130A, RF-4
KC-2 High-Altitude Mapping/Charting Camera
(3...5) (No information)
KC-6 Mapping Camera

KD - Scope Recording Cameras

KD-1 Camera/Processor/Viewer
KD-2 Still Picture Recording Camera; used with AN/APA-74
KD-3 used in A-3
(4...10) (No information)
KD-11 Cathode Ray Tube Recording Camera; used with LD-41; part of AN/APQ-56
KD-12 Cathode Ray Tube Recording Camera; used with LD-29, LD-30
(13...14) (No information)
KD-15 35mm Radar Scope Recording Camera
(16...25) (No information)
KD-26 Radar Recording Camera
(27...28) (No information)
KD-29 Still Picture Camera
(30...34) (No information)
KD-35 Periscope Camera

KE - Miscellaneous Still Picture Cameras

KE-1 Still Picture Camera Set
KE-2 Copying and Enlarging Still Picture Camera
KE-3 Fingerprint Identification Still Picture Camera
KE-4 70mm Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Graflex (model "Combat Graphics")
(5) (No information)
KE-6 70mm Still Picture Camera (similar to KE-4); manufactured by Graflex
KE-7 35mm Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Kodak (model Signet 35)
KE-8 General Utility Automatic Hand-Held Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Simmon Bros. (model Omega 120)
(9...11) (No information)
KE-12 Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Graflex
(13...14) (No information)
KE-15 Still Picture Camera
(16...27) (No information)
KE-28 70mm Handheld Aerial Camera; manufactured by CAI (KE-28A) and Maurer (KE-28B)
(29...30) (No information)
KE-31 Automatic Identification Still Picture Camera Set
KE-32 Automatic Identification Still Picture Camera Set
(33...39) (No information)
KE-40 Still Picture Camera
(41...47) (No information)
KE-48 Handheld Still Picture Camera
(49...57) (No information)
KE-58 Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Mamiya (model Rapid Omega 200)
(59...61) (No information)
KE-62 Planetary Copy Still Picture Camera

KF - Miscellaneous Motion Picture Cameras

(1) (No information)
KF-2 35mm Motion Picture Camera (Roll Type)
KF-3 16mm Motion Picture Camera (Roll Type)
KF-4 16mm Motion Picture Camera (Magazine Type)
(5...7) (No information)
KF-8 Motion Picture Reconnaissance Camera

KG - General Purpose Cameras

(1) (No information)
KG-2 ID Camera
(3) (No information)
KG-4 Periscope Camera
(5...11) (No information)
KG-12 Mitran Copy Camera; part of AN/USQ-34(V) (Integrated Operational Intelligence Center, installed on aircraft carriers with RF-8, RF-4B, RA-5C)
KG-13 Satellite Tracking Camera (for System 496L?)
(14...28) (No information)
KG-29 70mm Periscope Camera

KS - Camera Sets and Systems

(1...2) (No information)
KS-3 Photographic Evaluation Group
KS-4 Still Picture Camera Set
KS-5 Movie Camera
KS-6 Still Picture Camera Set
KS-7 Still Picture Camera Set
(8...9) (No information)
KS-10 Motion Picture Camera
KS-11 Motion Picture Camera Set
KS-12 Still Picture Camera Set
(13) (No information)
KS-14 Still Picture Camera Set
KS-15 Still Picture Camera Set; manufactured by Leica
(16) (No information)
KS-17 Still Picture Camera Set
(18) (No information)
KS-19 Identification Still Picture Camera Set
(20...24) (No information)
KS-25 High-Acuity Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System; manufactured by Fairchild; used with ES-25
KS-26 Aerial Reconnaissance Camera; used in MQM-57
KS-27 Motion Picture Camera System (Gun Camera); KB-27A consists of KB-13, LB-4, LB-9, LB-10; KS-27B consists of KB-17, LB-13, LB-14; replaces KB-3
(28) (No information)
KS-29 35mm Still Picture Camera Set
KS-30 Radarscope Image Recording Camera System; used with AN/APA-54
KS-31 Radarscope Image Recording Camera System; used with AN/APQ-7, AN/APQ-13, AN/APQ-16, AN/APQ-24, AN/APQ-31, AN/APS-23
KS-32 Radarscope Image Recording Camera System; used with AN/APS-60
(33...35) (No information)
KS-36 Still Picture Camera
(37) (No information)
KS-38 Picture Taking and Processing Photographic Set
KS-39 Astro-Tracker; manufactured by Kollsman Instruments; used in B-58
(40...42) (No information)
KS-43 High-Acuity High-Altitude Reconnaissance Subsystem
KS-44 Identification Still Picture Camera Set
(45) (No information)
KS-46 Identification Still Picture Camera Set; manufactured by Graflex (model "Graflex XL" rangefinder camera using 120 film)
KS-47 Identification Still Picture Camera Set
KS-48 Identification Still Picture Camera Set
(49...53) (No information)
KS-54 Aircraft Still Picture Camera Set; uses KA-39; used in MQM-57
(55...58) (No information)
KS-59 Airborne Photographic Surveillance System
(60) (No information)
KS-61 Airborne Surveillance Camera System; uses KA-30; used in OV-1, MQM-57
KS-62 Camera Set
KS-63 16mm Recording Camera
(64...66) (No information)
KS-67 70mm Aerial Reconnaissance Still Picture Camera System; used in RF-104G
KS-68 Panoramic Camera System; uses KA-57; used in RA-5C
KS-69 Panoramic Camera System; uses KA-58; used in RA-5C
(70...71) (No information)
KS-72 Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System; manufactured by Hycon; used in RF-4, RF-101C
(73...78) (No information)
KS-79 Satellite Tracking Set
KS-80 35mm Handheld Still Picture Camera; manufactured by Nikon
KS-81 35mm Handheld Still Picture Camera (similar to KS-80); manufactured by Nikon
(82...86) (No information)
KS-87 Aerial Reconnaissance Framing Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in OC-135B, RF-4, RF-5E, RF-101, HU-25B, TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) on F-14, TARS (Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System) Pod on F-16C
(88...91) (No information)
KS-92 Aerial Reconnaissance Camera; used in RF-5A
KS-93 Submarine Periscope 35mm Camera Set; manufactured by Topcon
(94) (No information)
KS-95 Camera; used in TAC Pod with RF-4EJ (Japan)
(96...97) (No information)
KS-98 Rangefinder Still Picture Camera Set; very similar to KS-46; manufactured by Graflex (model "Graflex XL")
KS-99 Still Picture Camera
(100) (No information)
KS-101 Still Picture Camera Set (24x microfiche)
KS-102  
(103) (No information)
KS-104 Photographic Surveillance System
(105...107) (No information)
KS-108 Still Picture Camera Set
KS-109 Photographic Set
(110...112) (No information)
KS-113 Photographic Surveillance System; uses KA-60
(114) (No information)
KS-115 Copying Still Picture Camera Set
(116...119) (No information)
KS-120 Panoramic High-Speed Aerial Still Picture Camera (KA-60C modified with larger 6000 ft. capacity magazine); manufactured by Fairchild; used in AQM-34
KS-121 70mm Aerial Reconnaissance Camera System; used in RF-5E
(122...124) (No information)
KS-125 Camera System; used in RF-104G (Taiwan)
(126) (No information)
KS-127 LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) Camera; manufactured by CAI; used in RF-4
KS-128 Low Altitude Night Photo Camera System
(129...133) (No information)
KS-134 Still Picture Camera Set
KS-135 Camera System; used in TAC Pod with RF-4EJ (Japan)
(136...141) (No information)
KS-142 Polaroid Multipurpose Camera
(143) (No information)
KS-144 Still Camera; consists of LA-622 camera body, LA-623 magazine, LA-624 lens & LA-625 lens
(145) (No information)
KS-146 Camera; used in LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) Pod with RF-4EJ (Japan)
KS-147 LOROP (Long Range Oblique Photography) Camera
(148...150) (No information)
KS-151 Surface Surveillance Kit
(152) (No information)
KS-153 Tri-Lens Aerial Reconnaissance Camera; manufactured by Zeiss; used in TARPS (Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System) on F-14
(154...160) (No information)
KS-161 FEI (Firing Error Indictor) Pod (Vector Scoring Camera)

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