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Concept art (photographic reproduction) of the SAAC-23 aircraft, circa 1961-1963.

Photograph of a crashed Lear, Incorporated company Cessna 180 aircraft in a wooded area, circa 1950s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Engineering flight test." Inscription on verso: "Back to the drawing board."

Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototypes, produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to one of the Learjet 23…

Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and a Learjet 23 prototype (tail number N801L), produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to the…

Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an…

Photograph of Frank Sinatra and William P. Lear with a Learjet 24A aircraft (N175FS), June 17, 1965. Pilot Don Lieto is visible in the cockpit window.Typed caption on verso: "Delivery of Lear Jet No. 31 to Don Lieto, of Frank Sinatra Enterprises, by…

Photograph of a Cal-State Air Lines Handley Page H.P.137 Jetstream aircraft (tail number N12224) and a Learjet 25 aircraft (tail number N695LJ) in a hangar, circa 1960s.

Photograph of (from left to right) James V. Piersol, William P. Lear, and Jorge Lopez looking at Lear instruments installed in a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that the aircraft is owned by the Timken…

Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar, circa 1948. The caption notes that this aircraft was later converted to the prototype Learstar. Inscription on verso: "First Lockheed Lodestar owned by WLP -- in 1948 -- later converted to…

Photograph of Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with a company Beech D18S aircraft, October 13, 1948. From left to right: Lemoyne Dabbs, Mrs. Richard Mock, Barbara Brown, William P. Lear, W. K. Schon, and J. M. Brown.Typed caption on verso:…