Richard Chichester du Pont

Richard Chichester du Pont (January 2, 1911 – September 11, 1943) was an American businessman and an aviation and glider pioneer who was a member of the prominent Du Pont family. He is perhaps most notably the founder of the major US legacy carrier US Airways. he was a special assistant to General Henry H. Arnold, the chief of the United States Air Forces.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 02, 1911
Birth place
Wilmington Delaware , United States
Religion
Protestantism
cause of death
General Airborne Transport XCG-16
Date of deathSeptember 11, 1943
Place of death
March Air Reserve Base , Riverside County California
Education
University of Virginia
Parents
Spouse
Known for
All American Aviation

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  1. http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/2009_211.xml
  2. http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/2288.xml
  3. http://findingaids.hagley.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/2571.xml
  4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YI0LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5758,946600&dq=richard+dupont
  5. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E13F935581B7B93C3AB1789D95F478485F9
  6. http://soaring.aerobatics.ws/Awards/dupont.html
  7. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,746155,00.html