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[Employees working in model shop at Lear Avia facility]
Photograph of employees working in the model shop at a Lear Avia facility, Vandalia, Ohio, circa 1940.Inscription: "Vandalia. 1940 Eng. Dept. model shop."Inscription on verso: "Archives. Note written in WPL hand."
[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 background. The accompanying Lear Avia press release describes the event. Thompson's first name is misspelled as "Catherine" in the press release.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 3 - New York office set-up, 1942 December]
Items from Box 5, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, December 1942. Contains correspondence and memorandums related to the setup of Lear Avia's New York office. Seven total documents and original folder labeled "Re New York office."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 7 - New York office staff meetings, 1944 November]
Items from Box 5, Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, November 1944. Contains memorandums related to staff meetings at Lear Avia's facility in New York. Two total documents and original folder labeled "New York - Staff meetings."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 5, Folder 6 - "Piqua - staff meetings," 1944 July - September]
Items from Box 5, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, July to September 1944. Contains schedules and memorandums related to staff meetings at Lear Avia's facility in Piqua, Ohio. Six total documents and original folder labeled "Piqua - Staff meetings."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 18, Folder 1 - "Radio automatic guidance system (Case 31-3) and loop antenna system (Can 8-1)," 1940-1943]
Items from Box 18, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1940-1943. Contains a patent application and other documents related to the Radio Automatic Guidance System (Case 31-3) and Loop Antenna System (Can. 8-1), as well as a manual titled "The Lear-Matic: The ultimate instrument for aircraft navigation." 15 total documents.