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Thomas Selfridge. Thomas Etholen Selfridge (February 8, 1882 – September 17, 1908) was a 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 ...
- 1903–1908
- First Lieutenant
- Arlington National Cemetery Section 3 Gravesite 2158
- United States Army
Oct 28, 2021 · On September 17, 1908, Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge—the first person to die in an airplane crash—shed his coat and hat and climbed into the Wright Military Flyer next to pilot Orville Wright ...
Thomas Selfridge. Audio. by Michael Barratt. Today, the first powered aviation fatality. The University of Houston presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them. Most everyone has heard of the Wright Brothers, but far fewer recognize the name Thomas Etholen Selfridge.
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Feb 9, 2024 · Thomas Selfridge and Orville Wright prior to takeoff on September 17, 1908. At the time of his passing, Selfridge was the “United States Army’s expert on aviation,” a historian at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio, explains.
Sep 16, 2015 · Thomas Selfridge, a 1903 graduate of West Point (along with Douglas MacArthur), was a remarkable man with many accomplishments as a flight pioneer during his short life. Selfridge was one of only three in the military at that time trained to pilot a dirigible. He was the first in the U.S. military to fly solo in a heavier-than-air plane.
- Julia Blakely
Thomas Selfridge: A By-the-Book Officer. Selfridge was born on February 6, 1836, to Navy Captain Thomas Oliver Selfridge and Louisa Cary Soley in Charlestown, Massachusetts. In 1851 he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1854 at the head of his class. His first assignment was on USS Independence, the flagship ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Air Education and Training Command is reviewing moments of aviation history to reflect the importance of Agile Combat Employment, in addition to the warrior mindset and multi-capability, its Airmen must sustain while preparing for the future fight,
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