Object Details
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.
Summary
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.
Credit Line
Gift of Sue Hersman
Date
1908
Inventory Number
A19990071000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MEMORABILIA-People
Materials
Wood, paper, string
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.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19990071000
