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Part of the Crystal Eagle Award given to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Northern California, 1986. The award is in two pieces: this is the redwood base with an engraved metal plate mounted to the front. Engraved text: "The Aero Club of Northern…

Part of Crystal Eagle Award given to William P. Lear by the Aero Club of Northern California, 1986. The award is in two pieces: this is the top half, a crystal shaped like an eagle in flight.

Contract between the Agricultural Fair Association of Garrett County (Maryland) and William S. Luckey for exhibition flights, April 21, 1915. One typed page.

Photographic slide of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and other aircraft at an air base, circa 1941-1942. Inscription on slide: "46." Typed caption on accompanying document: "46. B-17 takeoff position."

Small bronze cube given to Moya Lear by the American Automobile Association (AAA), September 18, 1982. The AAA logo is engraved on the top of the cube. There is an inscription on the front of cube.Engraved text: "Moya Lear / Guest Speaker / CSAA Mgt.…

Audio recording of an oral history with fighter ace Paul S. Bechtel, circa 1980s-1990s. Microcassette 1 of 2. Abstract from transcript: In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Paul S. Bechtel discusses his military service with the U.S. Army Air…

Plaque awarded to the Lear Fan by the National Society of Professional Engineers, January 1983. A framed engraved brass plate with a shield relief above an inscription is mounted to blue felt background. Text: "The National Society of Professional…

Trophy given to William P. Lear by ARCS Foundation, Inc., December 13, 1970. The crystal trophy features a blue circle that reads "ARCS FOUNDATION, INC." on the front with an etching of Rodin's "The Thinker" on verso. It stands on an engraved metal…

Photograph album related to the life and flying career of Julius A. Barr, documenting his personal life and his time in the United States and China, circa 1929-1931. The album contains approximately 263 photographs and has a brown decorative cover…

Photograph of people gathered around the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 2 "White Wing" aircraft, Hammondsport, New York, circa May 1908. Typed caption on verso: "White Wing. The first aeroplane to make a public flight starting from the…