Tributes and Honors
In 1944 Harry Bruno included William P. Lear in a list of 87 "all-time greats in American aviation... gambled their necks, their brains and their money — that aviation might grow."
- 1954, member Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
- 1967, appeared as himself in the film In Like Flint
- 1972, Elliott Cresson Medal
- 1974, Tony Jannus Award for his distinguished contributions to aviation.
- 1978, National Aviation Hall of Fame
- 2003, Hannibal Municipal Airport was renamed the Hannibal Regional Airport, William P. Lear Field in his honor.
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