Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr.
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Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. October 2, 1905 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Died | December 30, 1996 (aged 91) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Education | Princeton University (B.A., 1929) |
| Occupation | Aviator, airline/helicopter company owner, soldier, philanthropist |
| Known for | All American Aviation Company |
| Board member of | All American Aviation Company, Piasecki Helicopter Corp., Long Island Aviation Country Club, St. Andrew's School |
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Alexis Felix du Pont, Jr. (October 2, 1905 – December 30, 1996) was an American aviation pioneer,soldier, philanthropist, and a member of the prominent du Pont family.
Known as Felix, he was born in Wilmington, Delaware on October 2, 1905, the son of Alexis Felix du Pont (1879–1948) and Mary Chichester (1878–1965). He developed an interest in aviation as a boy and took up flying, something he would do well into his late eighties. He graduated from the United States Army Air Corps Flying School in 1928 and Princeton University, class of 1929. The following year, du Pont was hired as a test pilot for the Fokker Aircraft Company.
For five years, Felix du Pont worked for the family owned DuPont and for a short time became involved in the investment business. With a lifelong interest in aviation, he partnered with brother Richard to found All American Aviation Company which became Allegheny Airlines and eventually US Airways. He later was a vice president of the Piasecki Helicopter Corp. of which he and Laurence Rockefeller were early investors on its founding in 1946.
Felix du Pont married twice, first to Eleanor Hoyt and second to Marka Truesdale.
During World War II, du Pont served with Air Transport Command with an office at The Pentagon. He was then shipped overseas as part of Pacific Theater operations, assigned to combat training and director of glider operations. He retired from the military with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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