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[Dr. William Randolph Lovelace, A. Scott Crossfield, and William P. Lear with Hughes TH-55A helicopter]
Photograph of (from left to right) Dr. William Randolph Lovelace, A. Scott Crossfield, and William P. Lear with a Hughes TH-55A helicopter (number N80P), Los Angeles International Airport, California, April 1960.Typed caption on verso: "Dr. W. Randolph Lovelace, Vice President of Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research and Head of Surgery, Lovelace Clinic, Alburquerque…
[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is using a Remington 60 Deluxe Shaver. The caption notes that Lear regularly shaves while the L-5 automatic pilot is engaged and that Remington 60 shavers are standard accessories for Learstars.Typed caption on verso: "William P. Lear, Board Chairman and Director of Research and Development of Lear, Inc.,…
[William P. Lear in cockpit of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear reaching for an aircraft manual while seated in the cockpit of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.Inscription on verso: "Now let's see? How do you land this thing?"Inscription on verso: "Lear Avia Archive, [address in Reno, Nevada]."Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."
[William P. Lear and others with Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photographic transparency of William P. Lear (second from right) and six unidentified men with the Lear Learstar aircraft, May 1954. The photo was taken on or near the day of the Learstar's first flight.
[William P. Lear and unidentified men with Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photographic transparency of William P. Lear (left) and two unidentified men with the Lear Learstar aircraft, May 1954. The photo was taken on or near the day of the Learstar's first flight.
[William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and unidentified man at airfield]
Photographic transparency of William P. Lear, Moya O. Lear, and an unidentified man at an airfield during the first flight of the Lear Learstar aircraft, May 1954.
[William P. Lear and men in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear and three unidentified men in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s. Lear is holding a radio.Inscription on verso: "Take a litter!"Stamped on verso: "Photo by Hans Groenhoff."
[William P. Lear napping in cabin of Lear Learstar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear napping in the cabin of a Lear Learstar aircraft, circa 1950s.
[William P. Lear looking at engine of Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear looking at the engine of a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is gesturing to a modification made to the jet-exhaust system.Typed caption on verso: "Grand Rapids, Michigan: William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research and Development of Lear, Incorporated, discusses a detail of his unique Lodestar modification program, designed to…
[William P. Lear with Lockheed Lodestar aircraft]
Photograph of William P. Lear with a Lockheed Lodestar aircraft, circa January 1953. Lear is pointing to a Lear-actuated cowl flap on the engine cowling, one of the modifications made to increase the aircraft's efficiency.Typed caption on verso: "#8165-B. January 27, 1953. William P. Lear, Chairman of the Board and Director of Research and Development of Lear, Incorporated, discusses a detail of…