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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 23 aircraft during early test flight] (Item)

Photograph of a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L) during an early test flight, circa 1963.

[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,…

[William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with Learjet 23 aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear and Art Linkletter with a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N242F), circa 1960s. Includes an inscription from Linkletter. Inscription on photo: "What? Only $658,425.10? I'll take a dozen. Art." Inscription in margin: "For Tina." Inscription on verso: "N242F. Lear Jet flown for charter." Stamped on verso: "Lear Jet Corporation Photograph. No. PR556-3, [address in…

[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 aircraft by open hangar] (Item)

Photograph of a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L) by an open hangar, circa October 1963.Typed caption: "First flight of Lear Jet N801L and photograph of the jet as it emerged from the hanger [hangar]."Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."

[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."

[Learjet 23 aircraft taking off] (Item)

Photograph of a Learjet 23 aircraft (tail number N801L) taking off, possibly during its first flight, circa October 1963.Stamped on verso: "Please return to: Lear Archive, [address and telephone number in Reno, Nevada]."