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[Display for LIFE system]
Photograph of a display for the LIFE (Lear Integrated Flight Equipment) system, circa 1950s-1960s. The display board reads: "Fly LIFE here / Any pilot can make an accurate ILS approach on his check-out flight -- makes all IFR flight unbelievably…

[Display for Lear F-5 autopilot]
Photograph of a display for the Lear F-5 autopilot, showing various components, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption on verso: "The F-5 Autopilot was developed by Bill Lear in the 1940's for which he was awarded the Collier Trophy. Pictured clockwise are…

[Lear 3-axis servo unit]
Photograph of a Lear 3-axis servo unit, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption: "One of the first 3-axis servo units."

[Lear C-2A autopilot]
Photograph of a Lear C-2A autopilot, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption: "The C-2A - greatly improved original autopilot."

[William P. Lear and François Durafour shaking hands in front of Beech Twin Bonanza 50 aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and François Durafour (left) shaking hands in front of a Beech Twin Bonanza 50 aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s.Inscription on verso: "WPL - Francois Durafour, Swiss aviation pioneer."

[William P. Lear and François Durafour shaking hands in front of Beech Twin Bonanza 50 aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and François Durafour (left) shaking hands in front of a Beech Twin Bonanza 50 aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s.Inscription on verso: "WPL and Francois Durafour, Swiss aviation pioneer."

[William P. Lear and James V. Piersol with Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and James V. Piersol (right) with a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s.Inscription on verso: "Jim Piersoll [Piersol]. Well known aviation writer."

[Lear, Incorporated company hangar]
Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company hangar, Santa Monica, California, circa 1960s-1980s. An unidentified aircraft is parked on the right and a fuselage is partially visible inside the hangar. Inscription on verso: "Santa Monica." Stamped on…

[Crashed Lear, Incorporated company company Cessna 180 aircraft]
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."

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 44, Folder 11; Box 201, Folder 3 - "Wire recorder changes" -- patent application [RM files], 1945 June - September]
Items from Box 44, Folder 11 and Box 201, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, June to September 1945. Contains patent application documents, correspondence, a photograph, and diagrams related to wire recorder changes. 18 total…
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