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[Sydney Nesbitt presenting Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson]
Photograph of Sydney Nesbitt (left) presenting a Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson, winner of the Alcazar Trophy Race, Miami, Florida, January 1941. An unidentified U.S. Marine Corps serviceman stands in the…

[Betsy Ross using Learadio portable receiver]
Photograph of pilot Betsy Ross using a Learadio portable receiver in the cockpit of her Taylorcraft aircraft, August 20, 1940. An accompanying press release describes Ross's recent flight from Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Airport, noted as the first…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 21 - "Miss Dickey Meyer joins Lear Avia as press liaison," 1941 April 2]
Items from Box 27, Folder 21 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 2, 1941. Contains a Lear Avia Corporation press release and photograph related to the hiring of Dickey Meyer as a press liaison. The photograph depicts Meyer in a flight…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 16 - "Miriam Johnson pilots British American Ambulance Corps Learadio-equipped WACO on 3 month tour of US," 1941 February 24]
Items from Box 27, Folder 16 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 24, 1941. Contains a Lear Avia Corporation press release and photograph related to a British American Ambulance Corps (BAAC) flying tour, carried out by pilot Miriam…

Iva Metz oral history interview
Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Iva Metz and interviewer Geoff Nunn, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, November 1, 2019.

[Flight logbook owned by Iva (Fullerton) Metz, circa 1942-1943]
Flight logbook owned by Iva (Fullerton) Metz, circa 1942-1943. Includes a student pilot certificate issued to Metz.

[Airman identification card issued to Iva (Fullerton) Metz]
Airman identification card issued to Iva (Fullerton) Metz by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, circa 1940s. The identification photograph has been removed.

[Note from "Jewell County Record" newspaper regarding article about Iva (Fullerton) Metz]
Typed note from the "Jewell County Record" newspaper regarding an article about Iva (Fullerton) Metz published on July 18, 1942. Includes the text of the article: "Congratulations to Ivalee Fullerton, as she was allowed to fly alone Sunday. She is…

[Iva (Fullerton) Metz]
Photographic portrait of Iva (Fullerton) Metz, circa 1940s. Used as an identification photograph for Metz's airman identification card.

[Iva (Fullerton) Metz with Aeronca Chief aircraft]
Photograph of Iva (Fullerton) Metz with an Aeronca Chief aircraft (tail number NC33710), circa 1942.Inscription on verso: "1942."
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