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- Collection: William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers
[William P. Lear and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace in cockpit of Beech 18 aircraft]
![[William P. Lear and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace in cockpit of Beech 18 aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/3cb2db8009f9ea4473c6be60422c3b6f.jpg "[William P. Lear and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace in cockpit of Beech 18 aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and Dr. William Randolph Lovelace (right) in the cockpit of the Lovelace Foundation's Beech 18 aircraft, Los Angeles Airport, California, April 1960. The caption notes that the aircraft is outfitted with Lear…
[Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with Beech D18S aircraft]
![[Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with Beech D18S aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/8daa5d8633e5b386e053de32655782b4.jpg "[Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with Beech D18S aircraft]")
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:…
[William P. Lear looking out cockpit window of Beech 18 aircraft]
![[William P. Lear looking out cockpit window of Beech 18 aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/a445aca215b29e4ee824bbb1d65e691b.jpg "[William P. Lear looking out cockpit window of Beech 18 aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear looking out the cockpit window of a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Lear / Installation and Flight Test Div."
Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear…
[Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft]
![[Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/07a9afb97bb506571f9873f7bab043f0.jpg "[Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and unidentified man with Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft]")
Photograph of (from left to right) Jim Brown, William P. Lear, and an unidentified man with a U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft (tail number 92486), circa 1949. Brown and Lear are wearing flight suits and holding helmets. Lear's helmet…
[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft]
![[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/eb6b67be3fb991689053af072893e666.jpg "[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft]")
Photograph of (right to left) William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and an unidentified man with a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s.
Inscription on verso: "Eartha Kitt, WPL."
Stamped on verso: "Actualités Éclair Continental,…
[William P. Lear and others with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]
![[William P. Lear and others with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/4cf52192be73c55a034dc7b2364dce33.jpg "[William P. Lear and others with North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men with a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft (tail number 24270, nose designation FU-270) at Lear, Incorporated's facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s. A Lockheed F-80…
[William P. Lear and crew members with Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft]
![[William P. Lear and crew members with Lockheed Super Constellation aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/e7eea1d58e10c486757aae94d5a13b89.jpg "[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…
[Lear, Incorporated company hangar]
![[Lear, Incorporated company hangar]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/dc33089c763f5df5ef082ce104507603.jpg "[Lear, Incorporated company hangar]")
Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company hangar, Santa Monica, California, circa 1960s-1980s. An unidentified aircraft is parked on the right and a fuselage is partially visible inside the hangar.
Inscription on verso: "Santa Monica."
Stamped on…
[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar]
![[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/1afcb9dde4bac43ecbdb55157b39de30.jpg "[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar]")
Photograph of various aircraft in a Lear, Incorporated hangar, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1950s-1960s. Two Lear company Beech Bonanza B35 aircraft (wing numbers NC3901N and NC3804N) are in the foreground and several unidentified jet aircraft are…
[William P. Lear and James V. Piersol with Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft]
![[William P. Lear and James V. Piersol with Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft]](https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/files/square_thumbnails/74fd5b65afc7d0eedbc2d4c5c9f317c2.jpg "[William P. Lear and James V. Piersol with Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft]")
Photograph of William P. Lear (left) and James V. Piersol (right) with a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s.Inscription on verso: "Jim Piersoll [Piersol]. Well known aviation writer."