[Learjet 24 aircraft at Lear Jet facility following record-setting around-the-world flight]
Title
[Learjet 24 aircraft at Lear Jet facility following record-setting around-the-world flight]
Description
Photograph of a Learjet 24 aircraft (N247LJ) at the Lear Jet facility following its record-setting around-the-world flight, Wichita, Kansas, May 26, 1966. A crowd is gathered around the aircraft and several other Lear Jet aircraft are visible in the background. A partially obscured sign reads "Welcome home."
Typed caption on verso: "Lear Jet Model 24. Record-setting Around-The World-Flight. May 23-26, 1966. Photo caption. Throng of some 2,000 persons, including the entire Lear Jet Factory, turned out to welcome N427LJ after historic 23,000 mile flight."
Date
1966-05-26
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 10 x 8 in
Rights
Bibliographic Citation
The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of Flight
Identifier
2000-06-20_image_013_01
2000-06-20_image_013_02