[Captured Me109 radio equipment evaluation by WPL, 1941 July 24]

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Identifier2000-06-20_container_035SourceThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers (2000-06-20), Box 27, Folder 23CreatorLear Avia CorporationDescriptionItems 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 Bf 109 aircraft. The photographs depict Lear and Lear Avia engineers carrying out tests on the radio equipment, as well as close-up shots of the transmitter and receiver and a side-by-side comparison of the German equipment and a Learadio. One series of photos also depicts Lear, Incorporated company facilities. Nine total documents.Creation Date1941-07-24SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945Lear Avia CorporationLear, William P. (William Powell), 1902-1978Messerschmitt Bf 109 FamilyRadio--Transmitters and transmissionAids to air navigationExtent9 itemsLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printspress releasesBibliographic CitationThe William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsIn copyright

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