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Mr. Bill Lear and Mr. Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the future [film footage] (Item)

Film footage of a segment titled "Mr. Bill Lear and Mr. Tony Fox discuss corporate aircraft of the future," comprised of an informal conversation between businessmen Fox and Lear, circa 1970s. Lear, the primary speaker, comments on the lack of fuel efficiency in private jets and the growing need for more economically-designed corporate aircraft. He also compliments Fox on his development of the…

[Audio recording of message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea] (Item)

Audio recording of a message from Cordell Damron to William P. Lear regarding inventions idea, December 30, 1965 Text on container: "12-30-65. Lear Jet." Text on reel: "Tape addressed to WPL. Invention ideas. 12-30-65."

[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 77, Folder 6 - Model 23 first flight party, 1963 October 12] (Item)

Items from Box 77, Folder 6 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, October 12, 1963. Contains four photographs and one program from the Model 23 first flight party. Includes images of William P. Lear, Wee Georgie Wood, Bill Sipprell, and Moya O. Lear. Five total items.

[William P. Lear with Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lear-o-Scope and loop antenna, New York City, New York, circa 1935. Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear and his first direction finder, the Lear-o-Scope. NYC. 1935. Courtesy Lear Archives." Typed caption on verso: "Q. Here yours truly is looking through the loop antenna that was finally adopted for the Model L Learscope. It is interesting to note that the Model L…

[Film footage of William P. Lear receiving honorary degree at University of Notre Dame] (Item)

Film footage of William P. Lear receiving an honorary degree at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, April 1974. The footage opens with several unidentified people at an airfield, possibly Reno Stead Airport, Nevada, and boarding an aircraft. This is followed by scenes at a Trans World Airlines terminal at an unidentified airport. At 00:01:28, the United Airlines Boeing 737-200 "Friend Ship"…

[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with a Waco UIC aircraft (wing number NC13402), circa 1930s.Inscription on verso: "Bill Lear + his Waco Model UIC equipped with Lear-O-Scope, direction finder, + Lear-O-Phone transmitter + receiver. This is the plane Lear flew from NYC to Los Angeles in 1935 to promote his equipment. Photo courtesy Lear Archives."

[William P. Lear looking at technical drawings of Learjet Lear Liner] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear looking at technical drawings of the Learjet Lear Liner, circa 1960s. Inscription on verso: "Lear Liner Model 40 / Please return to Lear Archive / Attn. Vicki DeVines, [address in Reno, Nevada]."Stamped on verso: "Lear Jet Corporation / Photograph / No. A-93 / P.O. Box 1280 / Wichita, Kansas 67201."Stamped on verso: "Lear Executive Private."

[Molt Taylor and Aerocar I, circa 1968] (Item)

Film footage of Molt Taylor and the Aerocar I, circa 1968. The first segment depicts Taylor and others on a rocky shoreline at Cape Disappointment, Washington; the Cape Disappointment lighthouse is visible in some shots. The footage then transitions to an unidentified airfield, where Taylor is shown with the Aerocar I. Scenes include the Aerocar being driven around the airfield while in its plane…

[William P. Lear with Waco UIC aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with his Waco UIC aircraft, circa 1933. Inscription on verso: "1935 / WPL entering 1933 Continental Powered Waco preparatory to NY Los Angeles trip when Model L DF was shown to whole USA and many CAA stations for the first time heard and worked a private aircraft by radio. / Trip NY-Pitts-Dayton-Chgo-Kansas City-Wichita-Tulsa-Dallas-Wink-El Paso-Tucson-Pheonix…

[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,…