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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 16 - "Miriam Johnson pilots British American Ambulance Corps Learadio-equipped WACO on 3 month tour of US," 1941 February 24]
Items from Box 27, Folder 16 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 24, 1941. Contains a Lear Avia Corporation press release and photograph related to a British American Ambulance Corps (BAAC) flying tour, carried out by pilot Miriam…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 21 - "Miss Dickey Meyer joins Lear Avia as press liaison," 1941 April 2]
Items from Box 27, Folder 21 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 2, 1941. Contains a Lear Avia Corporation press release and photograph related to the hiring of Dickey Meyer as a press liaison. The photograph depicts Meyer in a flight…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 23 - Captured Me109 radio equipment evaluation by WPL, 1941 July 24]
Items from Box 27, Folder 23 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July 24, 1941. Contains a press release and eight captioned photographs related to William P. Lear's evaluation of German radio equipment taken from a captured Messerschmitt…

[Betsy Ross using Learadio portable receiver]
Photograph of pilot Betsy Ross using a Learadio portable receiver in the cockpit of her Taylorcraft aircraft, August 20, 1940. An accompanying press release describes Ross's recent flight from Harrisburg Pennsylvania State Airport, noted as the first…

[Sydney Nesbitt presenting Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson]
Photograph of Sydney Nesbitt (left) presenting a Learadio Model APR-A portable receiver to Katherine Rawls Thompson, winner of the Alcazar Trophy Race, Miami, Florida, January 1941. An unidentified U.S. Marine Corps serviceman stands in the…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 14; Box 200, Folder 2 - "Complete Learadio Workshop on Wheels in operation by Lear Avia in California" [RM files], 1941 February 6]
Items from Box 27, Folder 14 and Box 200, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, February 6, 1941. Contains a press release, photographs, and a poster related to Lear Avia's "Complete Learadio Workshop on Wheels." Five total items.

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 34; Box 200, Folder 3 - Assorted ad sheets and brochures for various Lear Avia products [RM files], undated (circa 1939-1944)]
Items from Box 27, Folder 34 and Box 200, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1939-1944. Contains assorted ad sheets and brochures for various Lear Avia products. 18 total items.

1944 National Advertisements
Brochure containing six advertisements for Lear Avia and Lear, Incorporated products, circa 1944. The ads describe the wartime utility of electric motors and actuators, and ask potential customers for ideas on how the products can be similarly useful…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 28 - "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," 1944 March 29]
Items from Box 27, Folder 28 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 29, 1944. Contains a paper titled "Aircraft electric remote control actuators and automatic controls," written by William P. Lear for a joint meeting of the Franklin…

Learadio notes on direction finding!
Notes written by William P. Lear about the utility of automatic direction finders, circa 1940. Describes a flight from New York to Dayon, Ohio in Lear's Waco aircraft and how a Lear ADF-8 helped him navigate despite static from a thunderstorm.…
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