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[Learjet 23 aircraft undergoing assembly and testing] (Item)

Photograph of three Learjet 23 aircraft (one visible tail number: N801L) undergoing assembly and testing at the Lear Jet plant in Wichita, Kansas, circa 1963. Includes typed press release.Typed press release included with image: "For immediate release. Wednesday / 18 December 1963. Progress at Lear Jet's Wichita Plant: Number Two airframe (seen at far left) is now undergoing hydrostatic…

[Aerial view of Lear Jet plant in Wichita, Kansas] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of the Lear Jet plant in Wichita, Kansas, circa 1964. Six Learjet aircraft are parked in front of the buildings.

[Learjet 24 aircraft at Lear Jet facility following record-setting around-the-world flight] (Item)

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…

[Wayne Newton, William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and others next to Learjet aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Wayne Newton (center), William P. Lear (second from left), Moya O. Lear (left), and others next to a Learjet aircraft, Detroit, Michigan, June 1965.Typed caption on verso: "Recording artist Wayne Newton and associates, ride in Lear Jet. Detroit, Michigan. June, 1965."Stamped on verso: "William E. Bradley Photographers. (Smith Bros. - Amer. Comm. Photo), [address in Detroit,…

[Learjet 23 prototype undergoing fuel tests] (Item)

Photograph of the Learjet 23 prototype undergoing fuel tests at the Lear Let plant in Wichita, Kansas, circa 1963.Inscription on verso: "Fuel tests."Stamped on verso: "Sep. 6, 1963."

[Learjet 23 prototype undergoing assembly] (Item)

Photograph of the Learjet 23 prototype undergoing assembly at the Lear Let plant in Wichita, Kansas, circa 1963.Stamped on verso: "Sep. 6, 1963."

[William P. Lear and other Lear Avia salesmen at Dayton Airport] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear (far left) and three other Lear Avia salesmen at Dayton Airport, Ohio, circa 1941. Four aircraft are visible behind the men, including a Monocoupe aircraft (tail number NC11760) and two unidentified Learadio aircraft.Typed caption on verso: "Circa 1941: Entire sales force at Dayton Airport, Vandalia. Salesman at left is W. P. Lear. Two of the aircraft were…

[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 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]…

[William P. Lear and R. H. Breithaupt with Learjet mock-up] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and R. H. Breithaupt with a Learjet mockup at the Reading Aviation Service 13th National Maintenance and Operations Meeting, Reading, Pennsylvania, June 1962.Typed caption on verso: "Wm. P. Lear, Sr., president, Swiss American Aviation Corp. & R. H. Breithaupt, V.P., Reading Aviation Service, Inc. discuss the Lear-Jet at RAS 13th National Maintenance and…