Noted on AvWeb today is the passing of William P. Lear Jr. At age 17, Bill Jr raced a P-38 in the 1946 Bendix Trophy races and became the youngest pilot to fly the P-38 and to race in the Bendix.
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That is sad. Bill was a very interesting man. Talk about someone that had a lifetime of stories to tell...
Wish I could have heard just a few more as they were always interesting.
DonDon
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He was also mentioned in the RGJ the Reno paper yesterday.Comment
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Yes, indeed- Bill Jr.'s sad 12-14-09 passing was noted previously over on WIX (Warbird Information Exchange.org) in their 'Gone West' section. It carries a really great fairly recent casual portrait of Bill that is wonderful. BLUE SKIES, Bill Lear, Jr.
DBD
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