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Bystanders help extricate the mortally wounded US Army (USA) Lieutenant (LT) Thomas Selfridge from the wreck of the Wright Brothers Flyer after its crash at Fort Myer, Virginia (VA). At right, several men attend the injuries of Orville Wright, who lies on the ground at their feet

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub More

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade field. This series of test flights resulted in the Army purchasing its first aircraft. In the first flight, Sept. 9, 1908, Orville Wright kept the plane aloft 71 seconds. The second flight resulted in a crash that left Wright severely cut and bruised and his passenger, Army LT. Thomas Selfridge dead -- the first powered-aviation fatality. (Exact date shot UNKNOWN)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub More

Aviator deaths in Je Sais Tout on 15 August 1912

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"The Tragic Flight at Fort Myer" — photograph of Orville Wright and his passenger, Army Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, before their flight on September 17, 1908 Caption:Lieutenant Selfridge and Mr. Wright steppi More

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"The Tragic Flight at Fort Myer" — photograph of Army Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge and Orville Wright before their flight on September 17, 1908 Caption:The propellers just starting, the weight not yet dropped

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"The Tragic Flight at Fort Myer" — photograph of the aftermath of the crash on September 17, 1908 Caption:The collapsed Wright aeroplane photographed just after it struck the ground. At Fort Myer, on September More

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"The Tragic Flight at Fort Myer" — photograph of the aftermath of the flight on September 17, 1908 Caption:Lieutenant Selfridge, fatally injured, being carried out by civilians and soldiers

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"The Tragic Flight at Fort Myer" — photograph of the aftermath of the crash on September 17, 1908 Caption:Spectators lifting the aeroplane from the bodies of the injured men

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"The Tragic Flight at Fort Myer" — photograph of the aftermath of the crash on September 17, 1908 Caption:Doctors with Lieutenant Selfridge

Aerial Experiment Association gathered in 1909 with the AEA June Bug

Aerial Experiment Association members Casey Baldwin, Tom Selfridge, Glenn Curtiss, Alexander Graham Bell, John McCurdy and Augustus Post serving as observer from Aero Club of America.

Aerial Experiment Association, about 1910 (50561397461)

This Canadian-American aeronautical research group was founded by Glenn Curtiss, under the leadership of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. The AEA produced several different aircraft in quick succession. -- Wikipedia More

Lt. Tom Selfridge and Glenn Curtiss (50581998002)

Glenn Curtiss was an expert on gasoline engines In 1908 Tom Selfridge became the first person killed in an aircraft accident. -- Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport, New York