Items from Box 41, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, January 1940 - March 1944. Contains various diagrams of devices invented by William P. Lear. Also included is a piece of wire enclosed in a Lear, Incorporated envelope labeled…
Fabric piece from the wing of a Consolidated PT-1 aircraft (fuselage #433), wrecked by Julius A. Barr on May 23, 1927.
Inscription: "Fabric from wing of #433. Cracked up May 23, 1927 by Julius Barr."
Part of a photograph album related to Julius A.…
Fabric piece from a U.S. Army blimp, circa 1926-1927.
Inscription on album page: "Rubber cow."
Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's flight training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at Brooks Field and Kelly Field, Texas, circa…
Fabric piece from T-10-243, a U.S. Army TC-class blimp, cut into the shape of a blimp, circa 1927.
Inscription: "U.S. Army. C-43."
Inscription on album page: "Piece of the Army blimp TC-10-243 which was wrecked at Brooks by Major Kraus. May 23,…
WASP flight suit. Green flight suit with blue patch. "Nancy Nordhoff" written on the collar. "Flying Fortress" patch on the inside of the collar. Paint splattered all over the suit.
Fabric blood chit in the shape of a rectangle. Blue, red and black print. Front side has British Flag in upper left corner, with the same text translated into many different languages on front of chit. Back of chit is blank.
Text reads: "Dear friend,…
Metal and leather holster. Holster is leather and the attachment piece is silver metal. Clasp at the end made of metal for attaching holster. Leather is brown. Interlocking chain that connects the leather holster to the clasp.
Silver metal belt buckle with engraved face. The face of the buckle has a top and bottom banner with a set of wings flanking "AIO" in the middle. The banners read: "FIGHTING 117" and "BRUCE MENNELLA." The detailing on the front is all filled in with…