Arthur Godfrey

===Leesburg airport===
The original Leesburg airport, which Godfrey owned and referred to affectionately on his show as "The Old Cow Pasture", was less than a mile from the center of town, and local residents had come to expect rattling windows and crashing dishes every Sunday evening and Friday afternoon.

In 1960, Godfrey proposed building a new airport by selling the old field and donating a portion of the sale to a local group. Since Godfrey funded the majority of the airport, it is now known as [[Leesburg Executive Airport]] at Godfrey Field. He was also known for flying a [[North American/Ryan Navion]], a smaller single-engined airplane, a [[Lockheed Jetstar]], and in later years a [[Beech Baron]] and a [[Beech Duke]], registration number N1M. In 1964, he became one of the founding members of the board of directors of [[NetJets|Executive Jet Aviation Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netjets.com/about_netjets/timeline.asp |title=NetJets History |publisher=NetJets Division of Berkshire Hathaway |access-date=13 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416022716/http://www.netjets.com/about_netjets/timeline.asp |archive-date=April 16, 2009 }}</ref>