Thomas Selfridge

Thomas Etholen Selfridge was an early airplane designer and pilot in the AEA. He died in 1908 in a demonstration flight piloted by Orville Wright.

Selfridge is said to have studied heavier-than-air flight in Washington libraries (while a Field Artillery officer?), and contacted Bell in 1907. The meeting evidently went well and Bell petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for Selfridge's assistance. Selfridge was therefore sent by the U.S. Army to Baddeck on 3 August 1907.

Patents whose inventor or applicant is Thomas Selfridge or Thomas E. Selfridge

• Patent US-1909-1011106 (English title: Flying-machine, Filing date: 1909-04-08)

Publications by or about Thomas Selfridge or Thomas E. Selfridge

• Publication 11047, 1908, Lieutenant Selfridge (Simple title: Lieutenant Selfridge, Journal: World's Work)
• Publication 3309, 1908, Death of Lieut. Thos. E. Selfridge (Simple title: Death of Lt. Thomas Selfridge, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Selfridge, 1908, A brief sketch of the progress of the art of aviation (Simple title: A brief sketch of the progress of the art of aviation, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association (Simple title: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Publication 13468, 1908, Memorial to Selfridge (Simple title: Memorial to Selfridge, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Publication 13468, 1908, Memorial to Selfridge (Simple title: Memorial to Selfridge, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, Der Red Wing-Drachenflieger (Simple title: The Red Wing hang glider, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
• Selfridge, 1908, Der Red Wing-Drachenflieger (Simple title: The Red Wing hang glider, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
• Publication 11048, 1908, Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge (Simple title: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Publication 11048, 1908, Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge (Simple title: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Selfridge, 1908, Historical notes: Turnbull's researches (Simple title: Historical notes: Turnbull's researches, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, Historical notes: Turnbull's researches (Simple title: Historical notes: Turnbull's researches, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, A device for raising and depressing an aerodrome or aeroplane while keeping the machine on an even keel (Simple title: A device for raising and depressing an aerodrome or aeroplane while keeping the machine on an even keel, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, A device for raising and depressing an aerodrome or aeroplane while keeping the machine on an even keel (Simple title: A device for raising and depressing an aerodrome or aeroplane while keeping the machine on an even keel, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, The first successful trial of the new aeroplane 'Red Wing' of the Aerial Experiment Association, at Hammondsport, N. Y. (Simple title: The first successful trial of the new aeroplane 'Red Wing' of the Aerial Experiment Association, at Hammondsport, N. Y., Journal: Aeronautics)
• Selfridge, 1908, The first successful trial of the new aeroplane 'Red Wing' of the Aerial Experiment Association, at Hammondsport, N. Y. (Simple title: The first successful trial of the new aeroplane 'Red Wing' of the Aerial Experiment Association, at Hammondsport, N. Y., Journal: Aeronautics)
• Baldwin, 1908, Aerodrome No. 1. Selfridge's Red Wing (Simple title: Aerodrome No. 1. Selfridge's Red Wing, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Bell, 1908, On the death of Selfridge (Simple title: On the death of Selfridge, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Bell, 1908, The Selfridge memorial (Simple title: The Selfridge memorial, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Cox, 1908, Death of Lieut. Selfridge (Simple title: Death of Lieut. Selfridge, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Selfridge, 1908, The flight of the Bell kite (Simple title: The flight of the Bell kite, Journal: Amer. Mag. Aeronautics)
• Publication 13481, 1909, Selfridge Memorial Tablet (Simple title: Selfridge Memorial Tablet, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Publication 13481, 1909, Selfridge Memorial Tablet (Simple title: Selfridge Memorial Tablet, Journal: Bulletins of the Aerial Experiment Association)
• Publication 2801, 1909, Thomas E. Selfridge--an appreciation (Simple title: Thomas E. Selfridge--an appreciation, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Publication 2801, 1909, Thomas E. Selfridge--an appreciation (Simple title: Thomas E. Selfridge--an appreciation, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Publication B2p1213e13, 1909, Selfridge monument (Simple title: Selfridge monument, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Publication B2p1213e14, 1910, Selfridge monument erected (Simple title: Selfridge monument erected, Journal: Aeronautics)
• Selfridge, 1910, Thrilling night balloon trip (Simple title: Thrilling night balloon trip, Journal: Aeronautics)

References

Names	Thomas Selfridge; Thomas E. Selfridge; Thomas Etholen Selfridge
Birth date	February 8, 1882
Death date	September 17, 1908
Countries	US
Locations	Hammondsport, Baddeck
Occupations	military, military officer, pilot
Tech areas	Kite, Airplane
Affiliations	AEA
Wikidata id	Q1346216