Photograph of the test fuselage of the Learjet 23 prototype undergoing structure testing at a Lear facility, March 17, 1964.Inscription: "T76-1B / 3-17-64."Inscription on verso: "Structure testing."
Photograph of the test fuselage of the Learjet 23 prototype at a Lear facility, February 29, 1964.Inscription on verso: "Overall shot of test fuselage / 2-29-64."
Photograph of Wayne Newton (center), William P. Lear (second from left), Moya O. Lear (left), and others next to a Learjet aircraft, Detroit, Michigan, June 1965.Typed caption on verso: "Recording artist Wayne Newton and associates, ride in Lear Jet.…
Items from Box 59, Folder 7 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1963-1968. Contains organizational charts for Lear Jet personnel. Six total documents.
Items from Box 65, Folder 8 and Oversize Folder 8 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, September 1965 through November 1966. Contains correspondence related to a deal between William P. Lear and the Bacon Aircraft Company, and maps related…
Items from Box 72, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, April 1967. Contains a letter and typed agreement related to William P. Lear's sale of Lear Jet Industries stock to the Gates Rubber Company. Two total documents and original…
Items from Box 72, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 1968. Contains ten sets of handwritten notes related to William P. Lear's sale of Lear Jet Industries stock to the Gates Rubber Company.
Items from Box 73, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1960s. Contains eight color slides reproducing concept art and pantings for the Learjet 23 aircraft.
Items from Box 76, Folder 1 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1960s. Contains memorandums, reports, correspondence, and pricing information related to military evaluations of the Learjet 23. 37 total documents.
Items from Box 77, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa January 1963. Contains an article written by John Lear describing his first flight in the Lear Jet. Includes two accompanying photographs, one of a Lear Jet in flight and…