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sep 17, 1908 - Lieutenant Thomas Etholen Selfridge is the first casualty in aviation history

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Pilot Orville wright and Selfridge crash in the "Wright flyer" when trying to win a contract from the U.S. Army Signal Corps

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sep 17, 1908
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~ 117 years ago