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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.
Rear Admiral Thomas Oliver Selfridge (24 April 1804 – 15 October 1902) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War and was the father of another rear admiral, Thomas O. Selfridge Jr.
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....
On a September morning in 1908 at Fort Meyers, Virginia, Selfridge won the dubious distinction of becoming the first to die in a powered aircraft. Selfridge was flying as a passenger, with Orville Wright as the pilot, during a demonstration flight around the fort.
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.
Feb 9, 2024 · On this day in 1882, a future aviation pioneer is born. Thomas E. Selfridge’s name isn’t well known, but he was among those working to make human flight possible in the early 20th century.
Sep 17, 2014 · Thomas Selfridge fractured his skull when his head struck a strut, and he became unconscious. He was treated by an experienced surgeon, but died the same day. He was the first person to die in a crash of a powered aircraft.
Sep 17, 2010 · During flight trials to win a contract from the U.S. Army Signal Corps, pilot Orville Wright and passenger Lt. Thomas Selfridge crash in a Wright Flyer at Fort Myer, Virginia. Wright is injured,...
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. Noted legal scholar John D. Lawson argues that the shooting: Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Vol. 37 (2), Fall 2009.
Oct 16, 2016 · 1916 marks the beginning of the establishment of what is now a National Guard air base in Harrison Township, Michigan named in honor of Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge.
