The XCG-16 was a military transport/assault glider ordered by the United States Army Air Forces, from General Airborne Transport Co., for competition against the Waco CG-13A at Wright Field. The XCG-1
The XCG-16 flying over Ohio.
XCG-16 in October, 1944
Richard Chichester du Pont
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Richard Chichester du Pont was an American businessman and an aviation and glider pioneer who was a member of the prominent Du Pont family. He was the founder of the major US legacy carrier US Airways
General Airborne Transport XCG-16
…Criz company on 19 July 1943 as NX21757, commenced at March Field, California, on 11 September 1943, but tragedy struck on a demonstration flight with Richard Chichester du Pont, special assistant to Gen. Hap Arnold; Col. Ernest Gabel, another glider specialist on the staff of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and C. C…
du Pont circa 1930-1940
Marker in honor of du Pont's flight from Afton Mountain, erected at Eagle's Nest Airport in Waynesboro, Virginia