Browse Items (143 total)
- Collection: Series III - Lear, Incorporated, 1930-1965, 1999, undated
[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…
[Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950]
![[Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f182137e0e84dc9ea090db44b4689728.jpg "[Letter to "all employees of Lear, Inc." from William P. Lear, circa 1949-1950]")
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.
American Aviation Dilly [Vol. 2, No. 1, December 16, 1950]
![American Aviation Dilly [Vol. 2, No. 1, December 16, 1950]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/042dceb04309d7ab56256abb578c26bd.jpg "American Aviation Dilly [Vol. 2, No. 1, December 16, 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…
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 51, Folder 4 - Collier Trophy for WPL, 1950 December - 1951 January
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,…
[William P. Lear and others with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]
![[William P. Lear and others with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4cf52192be73c55a034dc7b2364dce33.jpg "[William P. Lear and others with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men with a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft (tail number 24270, nose designation FU-270) at Lear, Incorporated's facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s. A Lockheed F-80…
[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/00ce0f1b59b362e6a30c7e2352fe4084.jpg "[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is using a Remington 60 Deluxe Shaver. The caption notes that Lear regularly shaves while the L-5 automatic pilot is engaged and that Remington 60 shavers are…
[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/f2a0572ad1101a1ef3f48c9f49336275.jpg "[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear reaching for an aircraft manual while seated in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Now let's see? How do you land this thing?"Inscription on verso: "Lear Avia Archive, [address in…
[William P. Lear and men in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear and men in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/5748fc87f8fd7e7c4f4306c35fdb567e.jpg "[William P. Lear and men in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is holding a radio.Inscription on verso: "Take a litter!"Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."
[William P. Lear napping in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]
![[William P. Lear napping in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/b69db0d453258b46a01d35ad8d336bde.jpg "[William P. Lear napping in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear napping in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.
[Men wearing oxygen masks and playing cards in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]
![[Men wearing oxygen masks and playing cards in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/30dadd7a46740aa88b18d5fec0a029da.jpg "[Men wearing oxygen masks and playing cards in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]")
Photograph of two men wearing oxygen masks and playing cards in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "This hand 'stinks.'"Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."