Summary
Black and white image showing the modified Duigan biplane flying at Spring Plains, Mia Mia in 1911, flown by John Duigan. Only straight flights were completed at Spring Plains as rising ground and trees seen in the background precluded circling flights.
Description of Content
View of the modified Duigan biplane flying at Spring Plains, Mia Mia in May 1911. The machine has been modified with a rear elevator and four wing-mounted ailerons which can be clearly seen.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph attached to a brown mount board.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, 1910-1911
Test flights took place on the creek flats opposite the homestead on the Duigan family property 'Spring Plains', near Mia Mia, central Victoria. -
Photographer
Mr Reginald C. Duigan, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, 1910-1911
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Maker of Item Depicted
Mr John R. Duigan, 'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, 1909-1910
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Printed on the front of the mount board; 'AEROPLANE IN FLIGHT' Hand written in grey pencil on the back of the mount board; 'Machine in flight / at Spring Plains, Mia, Mia / 31st May, 1911' More text in grey pencil, largely indecipherable.
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
380 mm (Width), 305 mm (Height)
photograph
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
610 mm (Width), 483 mm (Height)
mount board
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Keywords
Aeronautics, Aeroplanes, Aircraft, Aviation, Aviation Pioneers, Biplanes, Experimental Aircraft, Pilots, Test Flights
