17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash
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17th September 1908: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army becomes the first person to die in an airplane crash

Whilst circling the parade ground of Fort Myer, a propeller blade split and broke apart. This struck one of the wires that controlled the rudder, pitching the aircraft forward sharply after which it crashed nose-first into the ...

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