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