Aircraft Crash Medical personnel tend to either Orville Wright or his airplane passenger, Army 1st Lt. Thomas Selfridge, after an early version of the Wright Military Flyer crashed at Fort Myer, Va., in August 1908. Selfridge died as a result of the incident. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.53 MB) Credit: Library of Congress VIRIN: 100515-O-ZZ999-404C.JPG Photo Gallery