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Audio recording of William P. Lear discussing his life story, Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1960s. Part 3 of 3. Handwritten label on reel: "Tape 3 and 4 - 7-62. Digital preservation 7-27-99. Bio 30-40s. AIFF-Format. WPL audio." Inscription on back of…

Photograph of a crashed Lear, Incorporated company Cessna 180 aircraft in a wooded area, circa 1950s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Engineering flight test." Inscription on verso: "Back to the drawing board."

Items from Box 82, Folder 9 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, June 1964. Contains correspondence, an incident report, and fifteen photographs related to the crash of a Learjet 23 aircraft (N801L) during certification testing.

Photograph of a partially submerged Curtiss seaplane, circa 1913-1915. Pilot William S. Luckey is visible on the aircraft's pontoon.

Photograph of a crowd gathered around a wrecked Curtiss aircraft, circa 1913-1915.

Photograph of people in boats gathered around a partially submerged Curtiss seaplane, circa 1913-1915. A crowd watches from a bridge in the background.Inscription on verso: "[illegible] group."

Photographic postcard of people with a partially submerged Curtiss aircraft, circa 1913-1915. Some of the men are identified via inscription.Inscription: "Billie / Luis [illegible] / Higgins / Machine."

Photograph of people with a partially submerged Curtiss aircraft, circa 1913-1915.

Photographic postcard of people looking at a wrecked aircraft, Winchester, Virginia, September 12, 1912. Inscription: "Wreck of aeroplane at Winchester, Va. Sept 12/12. Engine quit [illegible] landed in railroad cut. / W. S. Luckey."

Photograph of people with a partially submerged Curtiss seaplane, circa 1913-1915. Pilot William S. Luckey is waving to the camera from the aircraft's pontoon.