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Photograph of William P. Lear (bottom of steps) and crew members with a Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that this photo was taken after the completion of the last test flight for CAA certification of the…

Photograph of various aircraft in a Lear, Incorporated hangar, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s. Two Lear company Beech Bonanza B35 aircraft (wing numbers NC3901N and NC3804N) are in the foreground and several unidentified jet aircraft are…

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."

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."

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."

Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research…

Photograph of (from left to right) James V. Piersol, William P. Lear, and Jorge Lopez looking at Lear instruments installed in a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that the aircraft is owned by the Timken…

Photograph of William P. Lear waving from the cockpit of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft (tail number N760H), Santa Monica Municipal Airport, California, circa 1950s-1960s. An unidentified man is seated behind Lear. The caption notes that…

Photograph of a Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear VHF Omnimatic navigating equipment and a Lear Orienter, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption: "Installation of Lear Orienter and Lear VHF Omnimatic navigating equipment in Bonanza Panel.…

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…