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[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:…

[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 North American F-86D Sabre aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear holding a gyro unit while standing in front of a U.S. Air Force North American F-86D Sabre aircraft, circa 1950s.Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address in Reno, Nevada]."

[William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Colonel Fred Easley Jr., and Wright Vermilya with a Lockheed aircraft, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1950s-1960s.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research…

[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, Janice Blair, Moya O. Lear, and Charles F. Blair with North American P-51 Mustang aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Janice Blair, Moya O. Lear, and Charles F. Blair with a North American P-51 Mustang aircraft, circa 1951-1952.Inscription on verso: "Lear and wife. P-51 Mustang. Charles F. Blair and wife (Janice).…

[William P. Lear, Michael I of Romania, and others looking at sheet of paper]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right), Michael I of Romania (second from right), and two unidentified men looking at a sheet of paper, likely a technical drawing, circa 1950s. An unidentified Lear, Incorporated aircraft is in the background.

[William P. Lear, Michael I of Romania, and William Lear Jr. with unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of (from left to right) William P. Lear, Michael I of Romania, and William Lear Jr. with an unidentified aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "WPL, King Michael of Romania, WPL Jr."Stamped on verso: "Universal Studio, [address and…

[William P. Lear, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, and others at airport]
Photograph of William P. Lear (right), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran (left of Lear), and others at an airport, circa 1955. A Learstar aircraft (partial tail number N16L[?]) is visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Shah of Iran."

[William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and unidentified man at airfield]
Photographic transparency of William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and an unidentified man at an airfield during the first flight of the Lear Learstar aircraft, May 1954.
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