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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 4; Box 207, Folder 2 - Product "pitch" letters and price lists, 1940 September - 1941 May]
Items from Box 27, Folder 4 and Box 207, Folder 2 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, September 1940 through May 1941. Contains product "pitch" letters, diagrams, technical drawings, brochures, and price lists related to Lear products. 26…

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 27, Folder 7 - Learmatic gyromatic navigator, 1940 December]
Items from Box 27, Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1940. Contains two clippings and a press release related to William P. Lear's receipt of the Frank Hawks Memorial Trophy for developing the Learmatic gyromatic…

[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 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…

[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…

[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.

[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…
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