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Notes written by William P. Lear about the utility of automatic direction finders, circa 1940. Describes a flight from New York to Dayon, Ohio in Lear's Waco aircraft and how a Lear ADF-8 helped him navigate despite static from a thunderstorm. Includes an inscription on page 1 from Lear. Two typed pages.Inscription: "I thought you might be interested in this. --Bill Lear."
Flight logbook No. 1 used by John B. Fornasero, November 1928 to November 1930. Includes five pages of handwritten notes referencing specific flights.
Handwritten note accompanying two photographs of Amelia Earhart taken at Mills Field, California, circa 1932. Describes the note writer's chance encounter with Earhart. One handwritten page.