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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_SelfridgeThomas Selfridge - Wikipedia

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   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.

   • Years of service: 1903–1908
   • Rank: First Lieutenant

   • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery Section 3 Gravesite 2158
   • Service/branch: United States Army

2. warfarehistorynetwork.com › article › thomas-oThomas O. Selfridge: A Naval Hero of the Civil War

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   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.

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3. www.smithsonianmag.com › air-space-magazine › afterAfter Thomas Selfridge | Smithsonian

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   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...

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4. www.westfield.ma.edu › 06 › Thomas-SelfridgeState Prosecutor Attorney general of Massachusetts. He served ...

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   Tager is Emeritus Professor of American History at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. * * * * * The killing of Charles Austin on August 4, 1806, in Boston resulted from a political quarrel between his father, Benjamin, a Democratic Republican, and a Federalist lawyer, Thomas Selfridge.

5. www.thoughtco.com › the-first-fatal-airplane-crashWright Brothers' First Fatal Airplane Crash - ThoughtCo

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   Twenty-six-year-old Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge volunteered to be a passenger. A member of the Aerial Experiment Association (an organization headed by Alexander Graham Bell and in direct competition with the Wrights), Lt. Selfridge was also on the Army board that was assessing the Wrights' Flyer at Fort Myers, Virginia.

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7. www.jbsa.mil › News › NewsAviation History: First Lt. Thomas Selfridge died during ...

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   Nov 8, 2023 · JBSA News. NEWS | Nov. 8, 2023. Aviation History: First Lt. Thomas Selfridge died during aerial mishap in Wright Military Flyer, but there's more to his legacy. By Joseph Gangemi Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs. JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –.

8. kids.kiddle.co › Thomas_SelfridgeThomas Selfridge Facts for Kids

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   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.