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[Learjet 23 aircraft under construction in Lear's Wichita facility] (Item)

Photograph of three Learjet 23 aircraft (visible tail number N801L) under construction in Lear's Wichita facility, Kansas, February 24 1964.Typed caption on verso: "[letterhead: 'Lear Jet Corporation / Photo Release'] / 24 February 1964 / For immediate release / Progress at Lear Jet's Wichita Plant: / Number Three airframe (center foreground) is having engines and instrumentation installed prior…

[Learjet 23 aircraft taking off for first flight] (Item)

Photograph of a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N802L) taking off for its first flight, Wichita, Kansas, October 7, 1963.Inscription on verso: "Learjet (N802L) / First flight / Oct. 7, 1963 (1750) / Wichita, Kansas / 23-002."Accompanying note with image: "[Letterhead: 'From the desk of Torch Lewis'] First flight Oct. 7, 1963 / Learjet N802L lifted off the runway at Wichita at 1750 ushering in a…

[Learjet aircraft under construction in Lear hangar] (Item)

Photograph of five Learjet aircraft (visible tail number N804L) under construction in a Lear hangar, Wichita, Kansas, circa 1960s. Inscription on verso: "Learjets in hangar in Wichita / Photo courtesy Lear Archives."

[Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototype (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototypes, produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to one of the Learjet 23 prototypes (tail number N801L) at an airfield. Scenes depict the aircraft parked, taxiing down a runway, taking off, in flight, landing, and being inspected…

[Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and Learjet 23 prototype (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

Film footage of Lear Jet facilities and a Learjet 23 prototype (tail number N801L), produced by Gordon Industrial Films, circa 1960s. The footage opens with shots of a Lear Jet building, likely in Wichita, Kansas. The film then transitions to the Learjet 23 prototype at an airfield. Scenes depict the aircraft parked, taxiing down a runway, taking off, in flight, landing, and being inspected by a…

[Curtiss hangar at Fairfax Airport] (Item)

Photograph of a Curtiss hangar at Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, Kansas, circa 1931.Inscription on verso: "Curtiss hangar / Fairfax Airport / 1931."

Napkin/Bill Lear Paper Napkin (Item)

White paper napkin from a joint Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) event, circa 1962. Printed on front: "Welcome to Wichita / William P. Lear, Sr. / The American Engineer with the Know How and Can Do / SAE-AIAA."

Field side of Fairfax Terminal (Item)

Photograph of two Fokker F-10 aircraft (tail numbers NC9166 and NC39N) in front of the Fairfax Airport terminal building, Kansas City, Kansas, circa 1920s-1930s. A crowd is gathered in the background, including people standing on the roof of the building.Caption: "Field side of Fairfax Terminal."

[Ken-Royce and Inland factory at Fairfax Airport] (Item)

Composite photograph of the Ken-Royce and Inland factory at Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, Kansas, circa 1920s-1930s. Two aircraft images, one of an Inland Sport Monoplane and the other of a Rearwin Model 2000C Ken-Royce, are overlaid on the factory photo. Caption: "Factory of 'Ken-Royce' and 'Inland' at Fairfax."

Hangar of the Universal at Fairfax (Item)

Photograph of the Universal Aviation Corporation hangar at Fairfax Airport, Kansas City, Kansas, circa 1920s-1930s. A Fokker F-10 Super TriMotor aircraft (tail number NC804E) is parked in the foreground.Caption: "Hangar of the Universal at Fairfax."