The first passenger was flown on May 14. Wilbur Wright was the pilot. The first fatal air crash occurred on September 17. Orville Wright was piloting the plane. He survived the crash, but his passenger did not.
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First steel and glass building is built in Germany. After coating their airplane with varnish, they applied aluminum powder, causing the plane to blend in with the background of any photographs taken. The U.S. Government bought its first airplane, a Wright Brothers biplane, on July 30. 1909 Bleriot crosses the English Channel in an airplane. First permanent hair waves are given.