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[Dayak people unloading cargo from Consolidated PBY flying boat "Guba"]
Photograph of Dayak people unloading cargo from "Guba," a Consolidated PBY flying boat (tail number NC-777), Lake Habbema, Papua New Guinea, circa 1937-1939.
[Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and Learadio Beech B17L Staggerwing aircraft at Bolling Field]
Photograph of several Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and a Learadio Beech B17L Staggerwing aircraft (tail number NC 15405) at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., circa 1938.Inscription on verso: "Douglas Army transport ships and Learadio Beechcraft. Beech Staggerwing delivered to W. P. Lear 1935 Sept. First flight [ITC?] to CLE with Walter Beed [illegible] Barber and W.P.L Sr. Flown for 2 years -…
[Boeing XB-15, Stinson aircraft, and Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Bolling Field]
Photograph of the Boeing XB-15 (nose number 46), a Stinson aircraft, and several Douglas C-47 Skytrains at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., circa 1938. An emblem depicting a Native American with a bow and arrow is painted on the XB-15's nose. The caption notes that this photograph was taken at an air show. Inscription on verso: "Air show, [illegible] Aviation Forum, Bolling Field, Wash. D.C. May…
[TWA Douglas DC-1 aircraft at airfield]
Photograph of a TWA Douglas DC-1 aircraft (tail and wing number NR223Y) at an airfield, circa 1935-1938. A man in a TWA jumpsuit stands near the aircraft. The caption notes that this aircraft was outfitted with a Model L Learscope during its record-setting coast-to-coast flight on April 30, 1935.Typed caption on verso: "A. This was an experimental installation of a Model L Learscope on a TWA…
[William P. Lear and crew members with Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (bottom of steps) and crew members with a Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that this photo was taken after the completion of the last test flight for CAA certification of the L-5 Autopilot in the Super Constellation. From right to left: Lear, Lieutenant Commander H. R. Herman (shaking hands with Lear), Lieutenant V. G. Short,…
[Douglas DC-3 aircraft]
Photographic transparency of a Douglas DC-3 aircraft, May 1954. The photo was taken on or near the day of the Lear Learstar's first flight.
[Clay Lacy with Friendship One Boeing 747]
Photograph of pilot Clay Lacy with the Friendship One Boeing 747 aircraft, circa 1988.Inscription: "To Moya / Thanks for your friendship and support. / With love / Clay."
[Aircraft at airfield]
Photographic slide of an unidentified aircraft at an airfield, circa 1950s. Other aircraft are visible in the background.
[William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and an unidentified man with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, December 12, 1954.Inscription on slide: "Lear. 12-12-54."
[William P. Lear with car and Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photographic slide of William P. Lear with a car and Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, December 12, 1954.Inscription on slide: "Lear. 12-12-54."