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[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Waco UIC aircraft (wing number NC13402), circa 1930s.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his Waco Model UIC equipped with Lear-O-Scope, direction finder, + Lear-O-Phone transmitter + receiver. This is the plane…

[William P. Lear and Clarence Clabaugh with Monocoupe Model 110]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Clarence Clabaugh (left) with a Monocoupe Model 110 aircraft, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1931. Typed caption on verso: "With Bill Lear in this 1931 picture taken in Chicago is Clarence Clabaugh, one of his…

[William P. Lear with Stinson SR Reliant aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with his Stinson SR Reliant aircraft at Roosevelt Field, Mineola, New York, August 1933. Typed caption on verso: "Bill Lear seizes the opportunity to pose with his newly acquired 'Executive Model Stinson Relient [sic]'.…

[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with his Waco UIC aircraft, circa 1933. Inscription on verso: "1935 / WPL entering 1933 Continental Powered Waco preparatory to NY Los Angeles trip when Model L DF was shown to whole USA and many CAA stations for the…

[Swept antenna on underside of Fairchild 24 aircraft]
Photograph of a swept antenna on the underside of a Fairchild 24 aircraft, circa 1939. A person, mostly out of frame, points to the antenna from the image's left side.Inscription: "First swept antenna on Fairchild 24. 1939."

[Piper J-4A Cub Coupe aircraft equipped with Lear Avia loop antenna]
Photograph of a Piper J-4A Cub Coupe aircraft equipped with a Lear Avia loop antenna, circa 1940.Inscription: "Lear Avia manual loop. 1940."

[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."

[Learadio Beech 17R Staggerwing aircraft]
Photograph of a Learadio Beech 17R Staggerwing aircraft, circa 1930s-1940s.Stamped on verso: "Please credit Hans Groenhoff, [crossed out telephone number and address in New York City, New York]."Note attached to verso: "[letterhead: Norman Warren] /…

[Learadio Beech 17R Staggerwing aircraft]
Photograph of a Learadio Beech 17R Staggerwing aircraft, circa 1930s-1940s.Stamped on verso: "Please credit Hans Groenhoff, [crossed out telephone number and address in New York City, New York]."

[William P. Lear in cockpit of Learadio Waco E Airistocrat aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Learadio Waco E Airistocrat aircraft, circa 1930s-1940s.
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