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- Collection: William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers
[Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft]
![[Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/07a9afb97bb506571f9873f7bab043f0.jpg "[Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft]")
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…
[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar]
![[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1afcb9dde4bac43ecbdb55157b39de30.jpg "[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar]")
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…
[Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear equipment]
![[Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear equipment]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/9c5e64dc998a25598305579f38183260.jpg "[Beech Bonanza instrument panel outfitted with Lear equipment]")
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.…
[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/d85bc01a87e58850bb8a4f25d057682e.jpg "[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to a Lear-actuated cowl flap on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso:…
[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/5e8d15ed9004b5ab87d42f48e3e2a91b.jpg "[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to an exhaust covering on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso: "#8165-D…
[William P. Lear looking at engine of Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear looking at engine of Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/b441c8ffc6a908122d7d3322fabfe7a8.jpg "[William P. Lear looking at engine of Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear looking at the engine of a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is gesturing to a modification made to the jet-exhaust system.Typed caption on verso: "Grand Rapids, Michigan: William P. Lear, Chairman of…
[Woman with Lear wire recorder]
![[Woman with Lear wire recorder]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c7879bd3b87c107abf0c48e8a7d5d929.jpg "[Woman with Lear wire recorder]")
Photograph of an unidentified woman with the Lear wire recorder, circa 1940s.Inscription on verso: "1940s."
[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]
![[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/bb4b092ea29206be67402264462db797.jpg "[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]")
Photograph of a display of Lear products at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York, April 13, 1945.Typed caption on duplicate photo: "Photos taken at Lear exhibit at Waldorf-Astoria, NY. (Issued by Lear Adv. & PR, Piqua, Ohio).…
[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]
![[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/c8d836b171be27e86fed0f2a6553b1f1.jpg "[Display of Lear products at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]")
Photograph of a display of Lear products at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York, April 13, 1945.
[William P. Lear with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]
![[William P. Lear with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1e4681a0e4d63f0a8567bda3cb8d79e1.jpg "[William P. Lear with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear holding a gyro unit while standing in front of a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address in Reno, Nevada]."