Aeroplane enthusiasts build WWI era fighter plane

After 23 years in construction 'Sophie' is ready for final pre-flight safety checks

While most of us might choose to slow down in our retirement, a group of aviation enthusiasts in East Lothian have done the complete opposite, with the sky literally being the limit.

A dream more than two decades in the making, of not only building, but flying a World War 1 replica fighter plane is closer than ever to becoming a reality, after their Sopwith Strutter aircraft was transported to a local airfield for its final, pre-flight tests.

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