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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…

Photograph of William P. Lear demonstrating the Lear wire recorder, circa 1940s.

Photograph of William P. Lear demonstrating the Lear wire recorder, circa 1940s.

Photograph of an unidentified woman with the Lear wire recorder, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "1940s."

Notepad made up of multiple blank copies of Learecorder cue card forms. The forms are made of white paper with black text listing the range of minutes and "Learecorder" at the top.

Learadio repair kit that includes a paper with cleaning instructions folded in an envelope and the cleaning clip. The cleaning clip is a green plastic clothes pin with metal hardware and soft cream fabric on the interior of the enclosure portion. The…

Composite photograph of Learadio panel assembly, showing side and front views, circa 1940s-1950s. Individual components include a fixed antenna tuning unit, trasmitter, automatic direction finder, and control unit.Caption: "Front view / NA-44 /…

Photograph of an unidentified aircraft fuselage with its side panel removed, showing the Learadio equipment installed in the front and rear cockpits, circa 1940s-1950s. Several of the components are labeled. Caption: "NA-44 / Learadio equipment…

Photograph of Learadio equipment installed in the front cockpit of an unidentified aircraft, circa 1940s-1950s. Several of the components are labeled.Caption: "NA-44 / Learadio equipment / Front cockpit -- Right side. 20-1171-28."Labeled components:…

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