Flying Life: John Duigan and the first Australian aeroplane

The flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918; 100 years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles and an unreliable textbook as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Austr...

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Main Author: Crotty, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Melbourne Museum Victoria 2012
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Summary:The flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918; 100 years ago he built and successfully flew the first aeroplane made in Australia using only photographs, journal articles and an unreliable textbook as his guides. He was the first Australian to fly a powered Australian-made aeroplane in Australia. The full story of John Duigan and his flying career has now been published for the first time
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Physical Description:1 online resource (143 pages)
ISBN:9781921833182
9780980619034

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