The first person to die in a powered aircraft on 17 September 1908 at Fort Myer, Virginia. Orville Wright was the pilot.
Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge
Thomas Selfridge became the 1st airplane-related fatality on September 17, 1908. A lieutenant in the US Army Signal Corps, Selfridge was part of a group that evaluated the Wright plane at Fort Myer, Virginia. Up 75 feet in the air with Orville Wright, Selfridge was killed when the plane went out of control after its propeller broke after hitting a bracing wire. Orville Wright was seriously injured in the crash.
Lieutenant Colonel.
First Lieutenant is a very common rank in the Army, and is held literally by thousands of service members.
No, US Navy Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led the raid.
Yes.
The US equivalent to a British Commonwealth (UK, Aus, India, etc.) Flight Lieutenant is Captain (US Army/Air Force/Marines) or Lieutenant (US Navy).
2nd Lt . In the US Army, it's "2LT".
In 1798.
Yes he entered the Army as a First Lieutenant in 1808.
A "Second Lieutenant" in the Army and Air Force element, or a "Sub-Lieutenant" in the Navy.
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