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Thomas Selfridge

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First person ever to die in an airplane crash

United StatesLived 1882 to 1908 · aged 26
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S. Army and the first person to die in an airplane crash. 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.

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"Red Wing" aeroplane"Red Wing" aeroplaneSelfridge and Orville Wright prior to takeoff on the fatal flightSelfridge and Orville Wright prior to takeoff on the fatal flightWreckage of the Wright Flyer that took the life of Tom SelfridgeWreckage of the Wright Flyer that took the life of Tom SelfridgeArmy personnel tending to Thomas Selfridge on stretcherArmy personnel tending to Thomas Selfridge on stretcherThomas Selfridge gravestone at Arlington National CemeteryThomas Selfridge gravestone at Arlington National Cemetery

Awards 1

1965National Aviation Hall of Fame

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Frank PiaseckiAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameElmer Ambrose SperryAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameClyde CessnaAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameBob HooverAlso won National Aviation Hall of FameBenjamin O. Davis, Jr.Also won National Aviation Hall of FameAlexander P. de SeverskyAlso won National Aviation Hall of Fame

About this person

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.

Country
United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1908 · aged 26
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11 languages

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