Mastodawn

🛩️💥 Thomas Selfridge: proving that being the first isn't always worth it, especially when it involves a fiery crash with a Wright Flyer. 🚀🤦‍♂️ The U.S. Army's demo turned into a not-so-flying success story - because who wouldn't want to be remembered for spectacularly failing in the sky? 🎩🎉
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2026/03/thomas-selfridge-first-airplane-fatality.html #ThomasSelfridge #WrightFlyer #AviationHistory #MilitaryFails #FirstInFlight #SpectacularCrash #HackerNews #ngated

Thomas Selfridge: The First Airplane Fatality

TootsThroughTheAges Apr 28, 2025

"Who knew going from London to Manchester could be done faster in the air than on those bumpy trains? Next time, I’ll just bring a picnic! 🥪✈️ #FirstInFlight #ViveLaFrance"
- Louis Paulhan

Apr 28, 1910 - Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in the United Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Paulhan

Louis Paulhan - Wikipedia

CT History News Aug 14, 2023

Today in #Connecticut History, August 14: Gustave Whitehead Flies, Making Two Wrights Wrong

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August 14: Gustave Whitehead Flies, Making Two Wrights Wrong

Today in 1901, one of the most controversial events in aviation history took place in Fairfield, Connecticut. Inventor Gustave Whitehead executed a half-mile-long flight in his Flying Machi…

Today in Connecticut History

Erie Siobhan Dec 17, 2022

119 years ago today, the Wright Brothers made the first successful flight in a heavier-than-air craft, making North Carolina #firstinflight. Happy #WrightBrothersDay!

Andy Bechtel Dec 17, 2022

On this date in 1903, the Wright brothers took flight in Kitty Hawk, NC. The Virginian-Pilot was the first newspaper to report on their accomplishment. The headline and story contained numerous fact errors that the paper would correct 100 years later. #OTD #firstinflight

Wilson Dec 17, 2022

NC Department of Cultural and Natural Resources: First Powered Flight Celebrated today

"On Dec 17, 1903, Orville & Wilbur Wright made their first successful powered flight in a heavier-than-air craft. Kill Devil Hill on NC's Outer Banks was the perfect location for this moment":
#FirstinFlight
#airplane
#NorthCarolina

https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2016/12/17/first-powered-flight

First Powered Flight

On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made their first successful powered flight in a heavier-than-air craft.