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A celebration of the craft and wit of a team of pensioners building Scotland's only full-sized flying WW1 aircraft.

[IGNATZ' BRICK @AirFixTheMovie]

A lovely visit from a great organisation!

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@AirFixTheMovie The WFA are a lovely group of enthusiasts and so very welcome!

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

Lovely folk!

[IGNATZ' BRICK @AirFixTheMovie]

Great photos of a lovely visit.

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@AirFixTheMovie Fantastic visit. Come and visit the shed and see the Pup being built!

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

https://t.co/X4cFqwjTfd

Good show. Nailed it.

[JohnCB500 @JohnCB500]

@STRUTTERTHEREP

Well done all APSS
and Sophie

Great programme

Wonderful achievement

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@JohnCB500 Thanks again, John. It was a really good look into the amazing story of the APSS. Inspiring.

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

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.

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@JohnCB500 Thanks again, John. Yep, I reckon WW caught the flavour of the APSS and their incredible, inspiring achievement.

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@JohnCB500 Thanks John...

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

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!

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

https://t.co/3NiFF4kFBm

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?

[WFA South of Scotland @WFASouthScot]

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.

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@WFASouthScot Sophie the Strutter days 'hi'. She loves the WFA! Keep the faith.

[WFA South of Scotland @WFASouthScot]

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.

[John Duncan @Newbattleatwar]

@IanCastleRaids @STRUTTERTHEREP This is the damage to George Watson's 👇

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@Newbattleatwar @IanCastleRaids Wasn't us...honest...

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

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!

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

@Pedrobigears Of course. We're working with all the schools in the area but Watson's (the only private school we're working with) were the first to offer us placements. We've worked with over 1000 pupils in their schools and taken on 9 NEETS school leavers as trainees. More to come!

[STRUTTER @STRUTTERTHEREP]

If only we had a landing strip...