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'From Flying Dreadnought to Dogfighter - The Troubled Birth of the British Fighter‘ a talk by Greg Baughen

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This talk destroys many myths about WW1 fighter development. Part talk, part detective story, it explains how the importance of air superiority was understood long before the Great War began, explores how naval influence delayed the development of dogfighters like the Camel and SE5a and tracks down the mysterious Fighting Experimental dreadnough...

Sophie - the story of East Lothian's new Sopwith 1½ Strutter. A talk by Gerard Lohan.

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Gerard's talk will endeavour to explain why you can find today a Sopwith 1½ Strutter in a fruit and veg shed in Congalton, East Lothian! Stranger yet is the story of how a handful of volunteer retirees built the Strutter they call "Sophie".  Despite a series of setbacks that should have ended the ambitions of their charity, the Aviation Preserva...