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[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 53, Folder 3 - Lear-Mitsubishi executive transport XLMU-1 proposal and correspondence, 1959-1961] (Item)

Items from Box 53, Folder 3 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1959-1961. Contains correspondence, a proposal, and photographs related to the Lear-Mitsubishi XLMU-1 executive transport aircraft. The captioned photographs depict William P. Lear, Ernie Schrenzel and reporter of " Mainichi Shimbun." Seven total documents.

[Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with Beech D18S aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Lear, Incorporated staff and associates with a company Beech D18S aircraft, October 13, 1948. From left to right: Lemoyne Dabbs, Mrs. Richard Mock, Barbara Brown, William P. Lear, W. K. Schon, and J. M. Brown.Typed caption on verso: "Beechcraft Model D18S / Lear, Incorporated / Lemoyne Dabbs, Mgr. of Sales, Grand Rapids / Mrs. Richard Mock, wife of the President / Miss Barbara Brown,…

[Various aircraft in Lear, Incorporated hangar] (Item)

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 in the background.Typed caption on verso: "At Lear Hangar: Installation of Lear equipment in jet aircraft. Lear Inc. Grand Rapids, Mich. Page 11."

[William P. Lear, Eartha Kitt, and unidentified man with Beech 18 aircraft] (Item)

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, [address and telephone number in Montrouge, France]. Reportage Louis Peltier."

[William P. Lear looking out cockpit window of Beech 18 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear looking out the cockpit window of a Lear, Incorporated company Beech 18 aircraft, circa 1940s-1960s. The text on the fuselage reads: "Lear / Installation and Flight Test Div." Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[William P. Lear waving from cockpit of Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear waving from the cockpit of a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft (tail number N760H), Santa Monica Municipal Airport, California, circa 1950s-1960s. An unidentified man is seated behind Lear. The caption notes that the aircraft is owned by the Timken Roller Bearing Company.Typed caption on verso: "First U. S. jet-powered business plane, Moraine-Saulnier [sic]…

[James V. Piersol, William P. Lear, and Jorge Lopez with Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of (from left to right) James V. Piersol, William P. Lear, and Jorge Lopez looking at Lear instruments installed in a Morane-Saulnier M.S.760A Paris aircraft, circa 1950s-1960s. The caption notes that the aircraft is owned by the Timken Roller Bearing Company.Typed caption on verso: "Jim Piersol, well known aviation writer, W. P. Lear, Lear board chairman, and Jorge Lopez, Manager…

[Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar] (Item)

Photograph of a Lear, Incorporated company Lockheed Lodestar, circa 1948. The caption notes that this aircraft was later converted to the prototype Learstar. Inscription on verso: "First Lockheed Lodestar owned by WLP -- in 1948 -- later converted to Green Weeny or prototype Learstar." Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."

[Man working on nose section of SAAC-23 mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of a man working on the nose section of a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.Stamped on verso: "Rohcopie / Hans Entzeroth Fotograf / Zurich Bederstrasse 119."

[William P. Lear and man with sections of SAAC-23 mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (right) and an unidentified man with sections of a SAAC-23 mockup, circa 1961.