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.
[2] In 1979, the need for increased hangar space for an ever enlarging fleet and room to construct training facilities instigated a move of Henson Aviation operations to Salisbury, Maryland,[3] completed by 1981.
This later was merged with US Air, the name Piedmont Airlines has been reapplied to commuter code sharing partners.
In 1984, Henson helped found the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, as one of the first board members.
[8] Hagerstown Regional Airport is named Richard A. Henson Field [9] The University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the town of Princess Anne, Maryland named its conference center located on the campus after Richard A.