Bill Lear Jr. and Paul Mantz at the Bendix air race
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Valley Times Photo Collection
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This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Title supplied by cataloger. The Van Nuys Airport was formerly known as the Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport.; William (Bill) Lear Jr. was the son of inventor and entrepreneur William Powell Lear, founder of the Lear Jet Corporation. Bill Lear Jr. was successful in his own right as a fighter pilot, entrepreneur and business executive. Photograph dated August 28, 1947 shows from left to right, William (Bill) Lear Jr. of North Hollywood, seated in plane, stunt pilot Paul Mantz, kneeling and Tommy Mayson, standing. The trio were competitors at the Bendix Air Race that took place at the Van Nuys Metropolitan Airport.
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image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Lear, William P.,--1928- Lear, William P.--(William Powell),--1902-1978--Family Mantz, Paul,--1903-1965 Van Nuys Airport Air pilots--California--Los Angeles Airplane racing--California--Los Angeles Stunt performers--United States Men--California--Los Angeles Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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