Lacy, Clay, 1932-

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Biographical Note

Clay Lacy (born August 14, 1932) is the founder and chief executive officer of Clay Lacy Aviation, established in 1968 as the first executive jet charter company in the Western United States. His professional resume' includes airline captain, military aviator, experimental test pilot, air race champion, world record-setter, aerial cinematographer and business aviation entrepreneur. Lacy has flown more than 300 aircraft types, logged more than 50,000 flight hours and accumulated more hours flying turbine aircraft than any other pilot in the world.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Biographical Information Files - L

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Scope and Contents Individuals whose names begin with L: Lacy, Clay [Pilot, businessman] Folder 1: "An Aviation Romantic," Professional Pilot, April 1985Publicity brochure for Clay Lacy AviationThree decals for ONMI 64 P-51 racer"High-Flying Retirement," Seattle Times, August 13, 1990"Omni/Lacy...Right On!," Air Progress, July...

Dates: 20th Century

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Biographical Information Files

Lacy, Clay (Part 1) - 2017-06-22, 2017

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Summary

Table of Contents: The Lear behind -- Changed travel for the business traveler -- Hollywood travelers -- November 464 Charlie Lima -- Aircraft model numbers -- Why was the Lear special? -- The movies and Astrovision -- Donate a Lear to The Museum of Flight -- Paintings on-board -- Purchase your first Lear -- Comfort an issue? -- Price point -- Revisit the change of industry’s thinking -- The FBO advantage -- Like a military jet -- Bill Lear was a genius -- The Lear Fan.

Dates: 2017

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / The Museum of Flight Oral History Collection

Series V. Lear Jet Corporation, 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated

Series

Scope and Contents: Lear Jet Corporation Series V: Lear Jet Corporation (LJC) primarily documents the development, production, and distribution of the Learjet Model 23 and Model 24, small and fast executive transport jets, with a lesser degree of coverage about the Lear Liner Model 40. Additionally there is a relatively small amount of information about LJC’s Stereo 8 Division, which designed, developed, and produced the 8-track audio tape cassette player for home, automobile, and personal use. The...

Dates: 1960-1974, 1984-1989, 1991-1992, 1999, undated

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives / William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers

Archives at The Museum of Flight