Fairchild Camera and Instrument

Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerial cameras
FounderSherman Fairchild
Headquarters,
US(East Coast of the United States)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sherman Fairchild
ProductsFairchild Aerial Camera manufactured aerial cameras for military and commercial aerial mapping


Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation was a company founded by Sherman Fairchild. It was based on the East Coast of the United States, and provided research and development for flash photography equipment. The technology was primarily used for DOD spy satellites. The firm was later known for its manufacture of semiconductors.[1]

  1. ^ Schlumberger's Slip, The Wall Street Journal, August 26, 1983, pg. 1.

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