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Virginia's first airport permit was granted to Elvin W. Robertson's Hybla Valley Airport in February 1929. As president of Mount Vernon Airways, he used the airfield for barnstorming and air circuses. Robertson, Fairfax Supervisor Chairman W.F.P. Reid, and the president of Germany's Zeppelin Company saw the field as an ideal airport for the Hindenburg's passenger and mail service. The site was also a contender for the Washington regional airport. U.S. Navy pilots trained there, and government surplus aircraft were sold there during World War Two. Ashburn Flying Service operated the field from 1945 until it closed in 1956.
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