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[Concept art of Learstar 600 taking off]
Concept art (photographic slide) of a Learstar 600 aircraft taking off, circa 1974-1979.

[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]
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…

[William P. Lear and Robert Cummings with Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and Robert Cummings (left) with a Learstar aircraft, Santa Monica, California, circa 1950s. A Lear service hangar is visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "WPL and his long-time friend Bob Cummings.…

[William P. Lear looking at engine of Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear looking at the engine of a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is gesturing to a modification made to the jet-exhaust system.Typed caption on verso: "Grand Rapids, Michigan: William P. Lear, Chairman of…

[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to an exhaust covering on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso: "#8165-D…

[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to a Lear-actuated cowl flap on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso:…

[Robert Cummings waving from cockpit of McCulloch MC-4 helicopter]
Photograph of Robert Cummings waving from the cockpit of a McCulloch MC-4 helicopter (tail number N4071K) hovering near a Lear hangar, circa 1950s. William P. Lear is standing on the left. A Learstar aircraft (tail number N9991F) is visible in the…

[Jerry Colonna, Fred MacMurray, June Haver, Bob Hope, Wlliam P. Lear, and Moya O. Lear with Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) Jerry Colonna, Fred MacMurray, June Haver, Bob Hope, Wlliam P. Lear, and Moya O. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Stamped on verso: "Hullibarger’s Photography, [address and telephone number in…

[Jerry Colonna, Fred MacMurray, June Haver, Bob Hope, and William P. Lear with Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) Jerry Colonna, Fred MacMurray, June Haver, Bob Hope, and William P. Lear with a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Typed caption on verso: "Time out for a quick trip to Las Vegas with some Hollywood stars. (June…

[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is using a Remington 60 Deluxe Shaver. The caption notes that Lear regularly shaves while the L-5 automatic pilot is engaged and that Remington 60 shavers are…
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