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Photograph of Reg (left) and John Duigan at Spring Plains station near Mia Mia in central Victoria with the first Australian-built powered aircraft. This view shows the first version of the machine in mid-1910 with twin mid-wing 'balancing planes' (ailerons) and marked wing dihedral. There is also a large fixed foreplane in front of the wing. The aeroplane is positioned on a creek flat below the homestead. On the opposite side of Pohlman's Creek, to the left of this image, John and Reg Duigan conducted their flying trials in 1910-1911.
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'Spring Plains', Mia Mia, Victoria, Australia, circa Jul 1910
Test flights took place on the creek flats opposite the homestead on the Duigan family property 'Sping Plains', near Mia Mia, central Victoria. -
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Individuals Identified
Duigan, John R.; Duigan, Reginald C.
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Negative, Black & White
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Aero Engines, Aeronautics, Aeroplanes, Aircraft, Aircraft Propellers, Aviation, Aviation Pioneers, Biplanes, Dogs, Experimental Aircraft
