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The magnificent men and their flying machine

There are only two airworthy Sopwith 1陆 Strutters in the world. Lorna Gordon has been to meet a team of retirees in East Lothian who've spent 20 years trying to build the third.

A decades-long dream to build a World War One biplane has taken shape in East Lothian. There are only two airworthy Sopwith 1陆 Strutters in the world. But a team of retired men have spent more than 20 years building the third and their hope is that is will soon take to the air for the first time. The 大象传媒's Scotland Correspondent, Lorna Gordon, has been finding it all about it - in this episode of 5 Minutes On.

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