John Duigan (1882-1951) was born at Terang, Victoria, Australia, and later trained as a pilot and engineer in London.
Duigan designed and built the first Australian made aeroplane. He flew it on 16 July 1910, for a distance of 9m / 28 ft. He made 26 more flights in the aircraft, which was a biplane powered by a 20 hp engine built in Melbourne, Australia.
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