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Old 03-07-2013, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo View Post
Actually.................the airport in Leesburg IS noted as being an International Airport:

Leesburg International Airport : City of Leesburg, Florida

Bill
Yes..It's the home of the "Morse Air Force". Gary Morse was able to twist somebody's arm so that a US Customs inspector would be stationed there (thus making it an international airport) so that the Morse Air Force could land in Leesburg & not Orlando when coming in from out of the USA.
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