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 crash while on duty. He was killed while seated as a passenger in a Wright Flyer, on a demonstration flight piloted by Orville Wright.
- Occupation
- balloonist, army officer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 8, 1882
- Died
- September 17, 1908
