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[Aircraft instrument panel equipped with Lear, Incorporated VHF receiver and orienter]
Photograph of an aircraft instrument panel equipped with a Lear, Incorporated VHF receiver and orienter, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "Lear Avionics installation late 30's - early 40's."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address…

[Control panels of Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" flying boat]
Photograph of the control panels of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goose" flying boat, circa 1940s.

[Instrument panel outfitted with Learadio equipment]
Photograph of an instrument panel outfitted with Learadio equipment, circa 1940s-1960s. Several of the instruments are labeled.Caption: "NA-44. Learadio equipment installation. Rear cockpit. Direction indicator. Transmitter power supply - Type…

[Aircraft instrument panel equipped with Learadio device]
Photograph of an aircraft instrument panel equipped with a Learadio device, circa 1941.Inscription: "1941. [Amphibian?] with first dry-cell operated trans-rec[cut off]. [illegible] watt. Range 300 miles."

[Instrument panel in cockpit of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]
Photograph of the instrument panel in the cockpit of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, circa 1941-1942.

[Cockpit interior and instrument panel in Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]
Photograph of the cockpit interior and instrument panel in a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, circa 1941-1942.

[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is using a Remington 60 Deluxe Shaver. The caption notes that Lear regularly shaves while the L-5 automatic pilot is engaged and that Remington 60 shavers are…

[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear reaching for an aircraft manual while seated in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Now let's see? How do you land this thing?"Inscription on verso: "Lear Avia Archive, [address in…

[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]
Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an…

[Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear equipment]
Photograph of a Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear VHF Omnimatic navigating equipment and a Lear Orienter, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption: "Installation of Lear Orienter and Lear VHF Omnimatic navigating equipment in Bonanza Panel.…
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