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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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."

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and François Durafour (left) shaking hands in front of a Beech Twin Bonanza 50 aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s.Inscription on verso: "WPL and Francois Durafour, Swiss aviation pioneer."

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and François Durafour (left) shaking hands in front of a Beech Twin Bonanza 50 aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s.Inscription on verso: "WPL - Francois Durafour, Swiss aviation pioneer."

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…