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Items from Box 53, Folder 19 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1948. Contains diagrams, manuals, specifications, and service bulletins related to Learecorders. Twelve total documents.

Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar, circa 1948. The caption notes that this aircraft was later converted to the prototype Learstar. Inscription on verso: "First Lockheed Lodestar owned by WLP -- in 1948 -- later converted to…

Affidavit given by Richard M. "Dick" Mock, Executive Vice President of Lear, Incorporated, to the State of Michigan, dated August 9, 1948, copied January 18, 1956. Gives details about the company's history, operations, and finances. Two typed pages.

Photograph of Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with a company Beech D18S aircraft, October 13, 1948. From left to right: Lemoyne Dabbs, Mrs. Richard Mock, Barbara Brown, William P. Lear, W. K. Schon, and J. M. Brown.Typed caption on verso:…

Photograph of (from left to right) Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and an unidentified man with a U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft (tail number 92486), circa 1949. Brown and Lear are wearing flight suits and holding helmets. Lear's helmet…

Rectangular black metal case with front panel. Panel has tuning dial at center with three rows. Also has tuning selection knob and vol. knob. Has ADF/ANT switch. Tester button at upper right. At bottom of panel "Lear ADF-12E." Holes and flat prongs…

Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950. Announces Lear's winning of the Collier Trophy and thanks employees for their association and cooperation. One handwritten page.

Photographic slide of William P. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, Tucson, Arizona, January 1950. Inscription on slide: "Wm. P. Lear / Tucson, Ariz / Jan 1950."

Parody newsletter, "American Aviation Dilly," Vol. 2, No. 1, December 16, 1950. Contains facetious news items about military and civil aviation. The text on the last page thanks the Aero Club of Washington "for the opportunity to present this DILLY…

Items from Box 51, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1950-1951. Contains documents related to William P. Lear's winning of the Collier Trophy for developing the F-5 autopilot. Documents includes clippings, articles,…