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About Mr. Henson

By the time young Mr. Henson was 17, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in aviation. After completing advanced mechanical training at Mountain Park Institute in North Carolina, he returned to Hagerstown. Although the Kreider-Reisner plant he had planned to work at had ceased production, the factory later began selling some used aircraft at “very reasonable prices.”

Although this was during the Depression, Mr. Henson convinced two friends to go in with him on a C-Z Challenger plane for $1,500. For his part, he had to obtain a loan, co-signed by his mother, to raise the $375 he needed. Immediately after the sale, he began taking pilot lessons. After soloing in 1930, he acquired a commercial license a year later, which allowed him to fly passengers for hire.

The Kreider-Reisner plant was sold, shortly thereafter, to Fairchild Aircraft Corporation, and began manufacturing planes again. Mr. Henson, with his pilot’s license and mechanical training, was hired as a test pilot for $40 per week — a vast sum, during the Great Depression. Meanwhile, h

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Richard A. Henson

American test pilot, flight school operator

Richard Adams Henson
Born	December 12, 1910 Hagerstown, Maryland
Died	June 12, 2002 Salisbury, Maryland
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Mountain Park Institute in North Carolina
Known for	Henson Airlines
Board member of	Richard A. Henson Foundation
Parent(s)	Frank and Ora Belle Henson
Website	http://richardhensonfoundation.org

Richard Adams Henson (December 12, 1910 – June 12, 2002) was an American test pilot, flight school operator, and founder of the modern "commuter airline" concept.

Biography

Henson was a test pilot for Fairchild Aircraft Corporation during the Depression. He also flew for hire out of the Hagerstown Airport.

In 1932, he purchased the Blue Ridge Flying Service and renamed it Henson Flying Service.

Prior to World War II, Henson formed a Civilian Pilot Training Program flight school, training pilots in the Fairchild PT-19.

In 1962, Henson started the pioneering Hagerstown Commuter,^[1] a low cost, rapid t

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For much of its history, the university’s grounds were neglected by lawmakers in Annapolis. Today, however, alumni marvel at the beauty of the UMES campus. In a contest judged by a national landscapers’ organization at the turn of the 21^st century, the Princess Anne campus was rated second only to Duke one year and the University of Michigan another in its aesthetic appeal. Much of the credit for the stunning transformation of the university’s physical appearance goes to Richard A. Henson, who died in 2002.

In the 1980s, the aviation pioneer, businessman and entrepreneur embraced the vision for UMES espoused by Dr. William P. Hytche, it’s top administrator. Henson was so impressed with the quality of the academic offerings he made a $2 million gift to UMES. Yet generations of indifference by the state of Maryland to the university’s infrastructure — its buildings and grounds — also caused him concern.

So, behind closed doors, Henson lobbied then-Gov. William Donald Schaefer for a vigorous state investment in the un