WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On April 30th, a small crew departed from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport with a goal to make history by flying a Learjet airplane over the North and South poles ...

From left: Kirby Ezelle, Bart Gray, Josh Podlich and John Bone are the crew of the Pole to Pole Learjet mission. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle A Learjet will depart from Wichita this week as pilots ...

From left: Clay Lacy, Bill Lear and Danny Kaye in the Lear Liner 40 mockup in 1965. Courtesy Clay Lacy Aviation Fifty years ago, on Aug. 12, 1966, the Lear Jet 25 made its maiden flight in Wichita, ...