The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will use coronavirus funds to help tell the story of Airfield 5, now believed to be the first case of unmanned flight.
The Langley Foundation sought U.S. Rescue Programs Act funding to create a new exhibit at Stafford Regional Airport, a replica of Airfield No. 5, which was flown by Samuel Pierpont Langley in Stafford County on May 6, 1896. .
Foundation president Chris Hornung hopes to raise $300,000 to build the exhibit. I will.
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