Tag: First Fatal Powered Aircraft Accident
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On This Day In 1908: Wright Flyer Crash Kills Lt. Thomas Selfridge, First Powered-Aircraft Fatality, After Propeller Failure Sends Orville Wright Into a 75-Foot Nose Dive
On September 17, 1908, aviation history took a tragic turn at Fort Myer, Virginia, during an important U.S. Army demonstration flight. Orville Wright was testing the Wright Military Flyer for the Army Signal Corps, which was evaluating the aircraft for a potential military contract. Riding beside him was 26-year-old U.S. Army Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge,…
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