[Betsy Ross using Learadio portable receiver]

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Identifier2000-06-20_image_112SourceThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers (2000-06-20), Box 27, Folder 3CreatorLear Avia CorporationDescriptionPhotograph 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 light plane altitude flight ever recognized by the National Aeronautics Association. It also describes the Learadio receiver installed in Ross's Taylorcraft.Creation Date1940-08-20SubjectRoss, BetsyLearadioRadio in aeronauticsAids to air navigationWomen air pilotsWomen in aviationExtent1 photograph : black and white ; 10 x 15 cmOriginal Formatphotographic printspress releasesBibliographic CitationThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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