Aircraft
Restoration Group Completes Purchase of Learjet 23-003
The purchase paves way for restoration
The fuselage of Learjet 23-003 on a dolly
Following the completion of its purchase by the Classic Learjet Foundation, 23-003, the first delivered Learjet will now undergo a complete restoration with the goal of returning it to flight. (Photo: Classic Learjet Foundation)

The Classic Learjet Foundation, a nonprofit group of current and former Wichita aerospace workers seeking to restore the first production Learjet (23-003), has raised enough money to purchase the aircraft.

“The financial acquisition of the aircraft completes a major goal of the Classic Lear Jet Foundation's mission to restore and operate the world’s first purpose-built business jet as part of a living flight history program,” said foundation president Bill Kinkaid. “This milestone comes less than one year after the creation of the foundation in August 2022.”

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