Summary
The Museum's Scout was built in 1976 and owned since new by Mr John Duigan whose father Reginald and Uncle John R. Duigan built and flew the first Australian-designed aircraft in July 1910. Their machine is also in the Museum Victoria collection. John Duigan lived on Flinders Island in Bass Strait and used this Skycraft Scout for recreational flying as well as aerial inspection of his farming property on the island. He donated the aircraft to the Museum in 1994.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John Duigan Jnr, 22 Aug 1994
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Manufacturer
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Designer
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Past Owner
Mr John Duigan Jnr, Flinders Island, Bass Strait, Tasmania, Australia, 1976-1994
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
5030 mm (Length), 8690 mm (Width), 1570 mm (Height), 51 kg (Weight)
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Dimensions
451 cm (Length), 860 cm (Width), 189 cm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: flexible cloth tape
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