02249nam 2200577 a 450 991046124060332120200520144314.01-921833-18-1(CKB)2670000000178662(EBL)894677(OCoLC)776600488(SSID)ssj0000635391(PQKBManifestationID)12220278(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635391(PQKBWorkID)10643750(PQKB)10109442(MiAaPQ)EBC894677(Au-PeEL)EBL894677(CaPaEBR)ebr10556508(EXLCZ)99267000000017866220100823d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA flying life[electronic resource] John Duigan and the first Australian aeroplane /David CrottyMelbourne Museum Victoria20101 online resource (184 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-9806190-3-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Brighton to London; A Postcard from Britain; Flying Starts; Controlled Flight; Britain & Brooklands; Melbourne; Training for War; Above the Battlefield; Back to Business; EPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEXThe flying career of John Robertson Duigan spanned just a decade from 1908 to 1918. One hundred 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.AeronauticsAustraliaBiographyAirplanesAustraliaBiographyAeronauticsAustraliaHistoryElectronic books.AeronauticsAirplanesAeronauticsHistory.629.13092Crotty David943074Museum Victoria.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461240603321A flying life2128147UNINA