Flightpath AugustSeptemberOctober 2017

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TOP LEFT: The Boulton & Paul P.9
in the days before civil aircraft were required to be registered.

TOP RIGHT: The Wright engine No. 14 that powered the Wright A flown by
Defries. Photographed while on display in a Geelong garage. Now in the
custody of the Scienceworks Museum in Melbourne.[Neil Follett]


MAIN: The Wright Model A, imported by Adamson and flown
by Defries, arguably making the first powered flight in Australia.
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