[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]

Title

[Film footage of Learstar and Lockheed L-1888 Electra]

Description

Film footage of a Learstar (registration number N16L) and Lockheed L-1888 Electra, circa 1950s. The footage opens with the Learstar being towed into a hangar and William P. Lear boarding the airplane. The next several scenes feature Lear and an unidentified woman in the Learstar's cabin. They demonstrate the aircraft's amenities, such as adjustable seats, fold-out tables, onboard telephone, storage areas, and bathroom facilities. The aircraft's instrument panel is also shown in one scene. The next segment, beginning at 00:02:49, features a Lockheed L-1888 Electra in flight.

The footage is in black-and-white and is silent.

Label on container: "Early Lear / Lear Star."

Date

1950s circa

Creator

Extent

1 film reel (4 min., 17 sec.) : silent, black and white ; 16 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2000-06-20_AV_010_01