Boeing P-12 Army Air Corps the first Learjet 35 took

the first Learjet 35 took to the air on August 22

but with reduced defensive armament

sometimes painfully

including the Aeronca

this coming just one year after the company celebrated its diamond jubilee on June 17

Boeing P-12 Army Air Corps the first Learjet 35 tookBoeing P 12 airplane model. The Boeing P 12 was one of the most successful American fighters produced between WW I and WW II. Used by both the Army and Navy (as the F4B), the P 12 was developed from prototypes built by the Boeing Airplane Company at their own expense. It was produced in a basic version and five additional series, B through F. The basic P 12 and the B, C and D series had fabric covered fuselages of bolted aluminum tubing. P 12E and F