@STRUTTERTHEREP

A celebration of the craft and wit of a team of pensioners building Scotland's only full-sized flying WW1 aircraft. https://xitter.cf/t.co/vUgCkb8HZp

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A lovely visit from a great organisation!
WFA South of Scotland@WFASouthScot14 Aug 2025
WFA South of Scotland Branch - Summer Event 12 Aug 2025. An excursion to RAF Kirknewton for an in-depth tour of "Sophie" - East Lothian's fantastic new Sopwith 1 1⁄2 Strutter. Sincere thanks to our friends at the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS). @STRUTTERTHEREP
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Lovely folk!
IGNATZ' BRICK@AirFixTheMovie14 Aug 2025
Great photos of a lovely visit.
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channel4.com/programmes/warp… Good show. Nailed it.
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@STRUTTERTHEREP Well done all APSS and Sophie Great programme Wonderful achievement
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Excellent edition of Warbirds Workshop last night. Caught the emotion of the looong journey undertaken to build Scotland's only full-sized flying WW1 aircraft. Watch it on More 4 catch up.
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Tonight, watch the incredible East Lothian pensioner volunteers in acion building Scotland's only full-sized, flying WW1 aircraft...Sophie the Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter. Amazing story!
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facebook.com/share/r/1RJB4Qw… Well, that's your Monday night at 9 o'clock on More 4 sorted! Glass of wine, popcorn, feet up. What's not to like?
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Gerard Lohan from the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS) delivering a terrific presentation on Sunday 6 April: "Sophie - the story of East Lothian's new Sopwith 1½ Strutter". Gerard not only recounted the story of Sophie, but placed her in the wider context of WW1.
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If you want to know more about "Sophie", Gerard Lohan from the Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland (APSS) will be speaking at the Western Front Association in Edinburgh on Sunday afternoon, 6th April 2025. See other posts for further details.
STRUTTER@STRUTTERTHEREP19 Feb 2025
This is what it's all about. Sophie is not just the only full-sized flying WW1 fighter in Scotland, she's also a magnet and a gateway for young folk interested in STEM subjects. Two placements from George Watson's learning from Sophie's pilot, Tim. The APSS are good at this!
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This is the damage to George Watson's 👇
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This is what it's all about. Sophie is not just the only full-sized flying WW1 fighter in Scotland, she's also a magnet and a gateway for young folk interested in STEM subjects. Two placements from George Watson's learning from Sophie's pilot, Tim. The APSS are good at this!
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If only we had a landing strip...
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Check out Sophie the Strutter's video! #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZGdB1E5M2/
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The Old Girl looks pretty decent on the front page. Good article.
John Duncan@Newbattleatwar15 Dec 2024
In today's Sunday Post an in-depth story about the APSS @STRUTTERTHEREP What a scorned opportunity by the Museum of Flight.
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Great day with Longniddry Primary School. What a lovely school. Thanks for giving us great hope for the future.
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Seem to be getting lots of coverage. Well, it IS a good story and provided we can find somewhere to fly her in East Lothian, that story will grow.
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Never get tired of this...
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Grandads make history by flying homemade First World War fighter plane news.stv.tv/east-central/gra…

Grandads make history by flying homemade First World War fighter plane

Volunteers in their twilight years have spent their retirement constructing the Sopwith Strutter plane.

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So...she can't take off and land in the county she defended?!
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This is well worth 5 mins of your time. A truly wonderful achievement. A Sopwith 1½ Strutter built from scratch by a group of retired gentlemen in Scotland. I know what they have been through - and now it's taken to the skies. Oh, must be a speck of dust in my eye. But what next?
STRUTTER@STRUTTERTHEREP25 Nov 2024
Well, that great day has come and we are obviously floating on a cloud of quiet satisfaction. What an achievement! But it's all just the beginning of the next step. Houston, there's a slight problem. Watch this and send us your thoughts...youtu.be/wMwqqLBXfE4

SOPHIE THE STRUTTER'S FIRST FLIGHT

The incredible story of the first flight of Sophie the 1-1/2 Strutt...

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