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John Robertson Duigan MC (31 May 1882 – 11 June 1951) was an Australian pioneer aviator who built and flew the first Australian-made aircraft.
John Robertson Duigan (1882-1951), pioneer aviator and electrical engineer, was born on 31 May 1882 at Terang, Victoria, elder son of John Charles Duigan, bank manager and grazier, and his wife, Jane, née Robertson, both native-born.
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John Robertson Duigan was born at Terang in the Western District of Victoria on 31 May 1882. His father, John Charles Duigan was a local bank manager with the Colonial Bank of Australasia and owned a number of grazing properties in Victoria and New South Wales.
Born on May 31, 1882 at Terang, Victoria, John Robertson Duigan studied electrical and motor engineering at Finsbury College in London. He returned to live at Spring Plains, where he, in 1908 with his younger brother Reginald (b:1889), commenced experiments in aviation.
John Robertson Duigan, Australian Aviation Pioneer. 3 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. September 19, 1916 - February 28, 1919. Australia's oldest and most illustrious fighter squadron, 3 Squadron was formed during WW1 in Egypt on September 19, 1916.
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Nov 7, 2013 · John Duigan, the first to design, build and fly an Australian- made plane, was born on May 31, 1882. MANY OUTSIDE THE AVIATION community have not heard his name, but John Duigan is considered a pioneer in the flying world.
May 25, 2001 · Kendall, F.J., 'Duigan, John Robertson (1881-1951), pioneer aviator and electrical engineer' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds, vol. 8 (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1981), pp. 360-361.
