The Legend Begins In the spring of 1964, within the lively heart of Columbus, Ohio, an innovative vision for private aviation took flight. Executive Jet Airways was founded by a group of retired United States Air Force generals, led by Brigadier General Olbert F. “Dick” Lassiter, who had experience running the Air Mission Squadron, an air taxi service for the Air Force. The company’s board read like a who’s who of American icons: actor and aviation enthusiast James Stewart, entertainer Arthur Godfrey, and Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot who flew the Enola Gay on its fateful mission over Hiroshima. [...]