On June 4, 1964, Bill Lear laughingly told his executive staff gathered around a conference table in Wichita, Kansas, “OK, we’ve just sold our first Lear Jet!” But the “customer” was the insurance company.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/last-learjet-rolls-off-bombardiers-wichita-assembly-line