# Thomas Selfridge

> Thomas Etholen Selfridge was an American first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in an airplane crash. He was also the first active-duty member of the U.S. military to die in a crash while on duty. He was killed while seated as a passenger in a Wright Flyer, on a demonstration flight piloted by Orville Wright.

*First person ever to die in an airplane crash*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thomas-selfridge

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1882-02-08
- **Died:** 1908-09-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Thomas Selfridge](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge)
- [Thomas Selfridge](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge)
- [توماس سلفريدج](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%AC)
- [Thomas E. Selfridge](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Selfridge)
- [Thomas Selfridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge)
- [Thomas Etholen Selfridge](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Etholen_Selfridge)
- [Thomas Selfridge](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge)
- [Thomas Selfridge](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge)
- [Thomas Selfridge](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge)
- [Thomas Etholen Selfridge](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Etholen_Selfridge)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346216)

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