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biplane built by A.V. Roe and purchased by Duigan in late 1911. He sold this machine before returning to
Australia in late 1912. John and Reg then built a lighter version of the Avro design using the original ENV engine at their parents' house in Marshall Street Ivanhoe in Melbourne. This machine was
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badly damaged in a crash during its first flight at Keilor Plains in
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