Wright brothers
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The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the firs
Orville Wright 1905 crop
Wilbur Wright crop
Wright brothers' home at 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, c. 1900. Wilbur and Orville built the covered wrap-around porch in the 1890s.
The Wright brothers' bicycle at the National Air and Space Museum
Thomas Selfridge
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Thomas Etholen Selfridge was an American 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 c
Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge (1882–1908)
"Red Wing" aeroplane
Selfridge and Orville Wright prior to takeoff on the fatal flight
Wreckage of the Wright Flyer that took the life of Tom Selfridge