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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 (from left to right) Bill Barry, William P. Lear, A. Scott Crossfield, and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace looking at a drawing of an aircraft, Los Angeles Airport, California, April 1960. An unidentified man is standing partly behind…

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, looking toward the cockpit, circa 1950s. Stamped on verso: "TriColor print."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "AiResearch Photograph, Los Angeles, Calif. Photo No. 9371-3."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "AiResearch Photograph, Los Angeles, Calif. Photo No. 9901-2."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "AiResearch Photograph, Los Angeles, Calif. Photo No. 10242-4."

Photograph of the cabin interior of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. A transparent divider with the initials "PW" etched on it separates one of the seats.Stamped on verso: "TriColor print."

Photograph of a crashed Lear, Incorporated company Cessna 180 aircraft in a wooded area, circa 1950s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Engineering flight test." Inscription on verso: "Back to the drawing board."

Photograph of a display for the Lear F-5 autopilot, showing various components, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption on verso: "The F-5 Autopilot was developed by Bill Lear in the 1940's for which he was awarded the Collier Trophy. Pictured clockwise are…

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…