The Stafford Regional Airport Authority wants to celebrate the region as the “birthplace of aviation."
At a recent meeting, the Stafford County Board of Supervisors were treated to a presentation by the Authority’s liaison Phil Hornung who proposed attracting potential tourists by leaning on the county's connections to the beginnings of aviation.
History has always been a big selling point for tourism in the Stafford and Fredericksburg area and the Stafford Regional Airport Authority is looking to potentially tap that well in a very unexpected way.
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