Wooden fragment from one of the propellers of the 1908 Wright Military Flyer. The fragment was separated from the aircraft at the time of the September 17, 1908, crash at Fort Myer, Virginia, which killed Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge and severely injured Orville Wright.
Display Status
This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Object Details
Date
1908
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MEMORABILIA-People
Manufacturer
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Physical Description
Long narrow reddish brown wood fragment from propeller of 1908 Wright Military Flyer. Paper tag tied to fragment indicating provenance that appears to date from the period the fragment separated from the aircraft, i.e., 1908. Writing only on on one side of tag.
Dimensions
3-D (Fragment): 11 × 1.2 × 0.6cm (4 5/16 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Tag): 5.3 × 9.9cm (2 1/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
Overall (3g): 0.1kg (0.2lb.)
Materials
Wood, paper, string
Inventory Number
A19990071000
Credit Line
Gift of Sue Hersman.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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