FRANCIS V. DUPONT 1894-1962

FRANCIS V. du PONT from Creating the Interstate System by Rchard F. Weingroff

AND MORE YET!      Since the last Chirp 11 more have entered the sacred portals and still others are suffering microscopic examination by the membership committee. Messrs. Kabitzke, Upson and Wood were on hand at the air race reunion and dinner. The following were endorsed by the committee and approved by the trustees as of August 24, 1938;      Francis V. DuPont, vice-president Equitable Trust Company, was another Wright graduate of Howard Rinehart at Mineola in 1916. He holds Aero Club certificate 585. During most of 1917-1918 he was director of aeronautics at the M. I. T. school. from CHIRP - MARCH 1, 1939 - DEARBORN, MICHIGAN. - NUMBER 23. courtesy of Steve Remington - CollectAir

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you seach on "Francis V. du Pont" using Google, you will find about nine useful links. Among them, one of the most helpful is:   Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: CREATING THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM by Richard F. Weingroff FRANCIS V. DUPONT "Francis, like his father, was a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which employed him in the Aeronautical Division of the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics. He held a pilot's license issued in 1916. After World War I, he was employed by du Pont and General Motors as a research engineer." To read the whole story, just click on the title above.

 

REQUEST FOR HELP via email from Rick Schulz, 8-27-06 Good Day,      Sorry to say I can not offer assistance with the "Early Bird". Perhaps you can offer assistance with my search.       I have acquired a house located in Baja California, Mexico, the address being #90 Castillos Del Mar, Rosarito Beach, Baja California. I have a copy of a notice to transfer signed by F. V. DuPont on Feb. 14, 1986, to a Harold J. Walker. What I am trying to find would be any information regarding the original sale or club membership, the builder etc. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Rick Schulz Editor's Note:I can't seem to find anything regarding this namesake of du Pont. If you can help Rick in his search, please contact him through me. I would be very interested to learn anything of the family relations, parents, siblings or children. Thank you.

 

Francis V. DuPont died in 1962 From The Early Birds of Aviation Roster of Members January 1, 1993   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this Early Bird, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back