The replica, Sophie, pays homage to the original Sopwith 1½ Strutter, a versatile British biplane introduced during the First World War. This pioneering aircraft was notable for being the first ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last month, a replica World War One plane finally took to the ...

It has only taken 25 years to get her in the air, but a replica World War One plane built by a group of volunteers in East Lothian is finally flying. The team behind it started the ambitious project ...

Scotland's East Lothian region is renowned for its rugged beauty-windswept coastlines, rolling hills, and storied castles steeped in history. But tucked away near North Berwick, another piece of ...

Retirement used to mean pottering about in the garden or taking up gentle hobbies. But, today, many men in their twilight years prefer to embark on a challenge. Into that category comes a group of ...

Many of the volunteers at the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS), based near East Fortune, are in their twilight years but have spent their retirement painstakingly constructing the ...

Emotions ran high for the team as they saw the plane take off for the first time after 24 years of work to rebuild the WWI aircraft. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can ...

From the moment she reveals herself in the corner of a hangar in a quiet rural airfield, Sophie the Strutter commands attention. Startlingly different from the sleek fibreglass uniformity of the ...

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