Talk:Fatal fall of Wright airship
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 | Fatal fall of Wright airship was the featured text for July 2009 (discussion). It was considered among the most complete works available on Wikisource. |
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| Edition: | September 18, 1908 |
| Source: | NYT |
| Proofreaders: | Cygnis insignis |
Year: 1908, as follows from the scanned edition. --Dan Polansky 06:49, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Featured in A Century Ago Today: 17 September 1908. John Vandenberg (chat) 03:09, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
Gliders are also heavier-than-air-aircraft
[edit]There is a minor error in the Wikisource introduction. Thomas Selfridge was indeed the first powered heavier-than-air aircraft fatality. Prior to this, however, Otto Lillienthal had been killed on a glider Aug 10, 1896. Percy Pilcher had been killed on a glider Sep 30, 1899. Daniel Maloney had been killed on a glider Jul 18 1905. Therefore, Selfridge was the fourth heavier-than-air aircraft fatality. --Nopara (talk) 00:54, 9 February 2019 (UTC)