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Korean War Pictures - Mounting a Giant Aerial Camera in the Nose of a Plane

From Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com

Cameramen mounting a giant aerial camera in the nose of a plane, during the Korean War.Picture courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration.
CAMERA TRI-POD, JET PROPELLED. Cameramen mount a giant aerial camera in the nose of a speedy but otherwise unarmed U.S. Air Force jet fighter for a reconnaissance mission over communist North Korea. T/Sgt. Harry M. Hanst, 29, of 6512 Ventnor Avenue, Ventnor City, New Jersey and Cpl. Peter E. Grant, 21, 130 South First Street, Perth Amboy, New Jersey are the technicians installing the important "weapon." (circa August 1950)
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