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| View Original: | John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane, Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, 3 May 1911.jpg (475x361) | |||
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| Keywords: John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane, Bendigo Racecourse, Victoria, 3 May 1911.jpg en John Robertson Duigan at the Controls of his Biplane Bendigo Racecourse Victoria 3 May 1911 Photograph of John Robertson Duigan seated at the controls of his biplane taken during a public demonstration of the aircraft attended by 1 000 people at the Bendigo Racecourse 3rd May 1911 The photograph was possibly taken by Jophn's brother Reginald Duigan or by a newspaper photographer Although French and American flying machines had already flown in Victoria J R Duigan built and flew the first Australian-made flying machine in 1910 This image taken at the Bendigo Racecourse on 3 May 1911 was published in the Bendigo Advertiser 4 May 1911 and in the British aviation journal 'Flight' London 6th April 1912 http //museumvictoria com au/collections/items/1553121/photograph-john-duigan-at-the-controls-of-his-biplane-bendigo-racecourse-victoria-3-may-1911 2014-07-20 22 16 31 Museum Victoria author Custom license marker 2014 07 20 PD-Australia Uploaded with UploadWizard John Robertson Duigan | ||||
