Flying machines: Hudson man builds airplanes of all sizes

To say Tom Marson has a gargantuan love of flying is probably a gross understatement. “I remember the first model airplane I built was a Grumman Wildcat in 1942, a popular plane during World War II,” the 82-year-old Marson said who only gave up his pilot’s license two years ago. The first real plane he built was a Dakota Hawk.