Alice du Pont Mills
| Alice du Pont Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alice Frances du Pont December 13, 1912 Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Died | March 13, 2002 (aged 89) |
| Residence |
Middleburg, Virginia, Hobe Sound, Florida |
| Occupation | Aviator, Racehorse owner/breeder, Philanthropist |
| Board member of | Planned Parenthood, Chichester du Pont Foundation, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | James P. Mills |
| Children | May Chichester, Phyllis Overton, James Paul Jr. |
| Parent(s) | A. Felix du Pont & Mary Chichester |
| Relatives | Siblings: Alexis Felix, Jr. (1905-1996) Lydia Chichester (1907-1958) Richard Chichester (1911-1943) |
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Alice Frances du Pont Mills (December 13, 1912 - March 13, 2002) was an American aviator, thoroughbred race horse breeder and owner, environmentalist, philanthropist and a member of the prominent du Pont family.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of A. Felix du Pont (1879–1948) and Mary Chichester (1878–1965), after graduating from Oldfields School in Glencoe, Maryland, the wealthy Alice du Pont pursued a wide variety of interests. Like her brothers, Felix and Richard, she too had a passion for flying. In 1932, she was only twenty years old when she and brother Richard flew an open-cockpit plane up the Amazon River.
In 1935, she married James Paul Mills (1908–1987) who shared her love of flying and with whom she had three children. Her daughter Phyllis married artist Jamie Wyeth.
Her grandson was Richard P. Mills (aka Grimnir Wotansvolk / G. Heretik, owner of the American National Socialist black metal record label and distro "Vinland Winds") who died in mysterious circumstances (drug overdose) on August 28, 2006.
During World War II, Ms du Pont Mills served as a volunteer flight instructor for United States military pilots at an airfield on Long Island, New York. With the war over, in 1946 she and her husband flew a single-engine plane from New York City to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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