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The first fatality in a powered airplane was when Orville Wright was demonstrating the Wright two-place Flyer to the Army at Fort Meyer on September 17, 1908. Orville was injured when a propellor departed the airplane, causing the plane to crash, and his passenger, Lt. Thomas Selfridge, was killed.
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----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Hi Folks, I can research this, but I thought that one of you who are also interested in aviation history might know. What was the first plane that had seat belts and/or shoulder harnesses installed? Seems like I remember one of the Wrights' or Curtis' planes carried the dubious distinction of being involved in the first pilot fatality - which pointed up the need for strapping in the pilot. Anyone who knows the correct history on this, please enlighten me. Thanks, Spook ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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