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Aircraft accidents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Richard C. du Pont and Summit Aviation scrapbooks and photographs

 Collection
Accession: 2009-211
Abstract:

Richard C. du Pont (1911-1943) was an aviator and businessman. In 1938, he purchaseds stock of an inactive company called All American Aviation, Inc. and became PresidentThis collection encompasses the time of Richard C. du Pont's marriage to his death, with a particular focus on his work with gliders. The establishment and growth of Summit Aviation, his son's private air transportation company, is heavily documented from the early 1960s onward. The majority of the collection consists of newspaper clippings and photographs.

Dates: 1930-2002