The replica, Sophie, pays homage to the original Sopwith 1½ Strutter, a versatile British biplane introduced during the First World War. This pioneering aircraft was notable for being the first ...

A team of volunteers has completed the construction of a World War I biplane after more than 20 years—and they are now preparing to fly it. The Sopwith 1½ Strutter was built from scratch by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If Military Times had a nickel for each time in the past six years that a Kentucky pilot crashed a World War I-era biplane and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A group of Wichita veterans and retired aircraft workers is bringing a piece of World War I history back to life. The group is restoring a 1918 biplane like the one flown by Lt.

A nearly-forgotten yet significant artifact of Ithaca’s history — one of the last remaining Thomas-Morse S-4 Scout biplanes from World War I — will make a return to its hometown when it flies in the ...

Retired Air Force flight surgeon Russell Turner created Aerodrome Les Noyers, a WWI-themed airfield in Ohio, complete with period-appropriate buildings and a turf runway. The airfield hosts regular ...

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York canceled its remaining air shows for the season after a World War I replica plane crashed on Oct. 5, killing 60-year-old pilot and board member Brian Coughlin.

A team of volunteers has completed the construction of a World War I biplane after more than 20 years – and they are now preparing to fly it. The Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter was built from scratch by the ...

When we think about World War I, images of muddy trenches and barbed wire usually come to mind. High above the chaos, a completely different kind of warfare was taking shape. Aviation was barely a ...

BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — A replica World War I era biplane crashed and overturned on landing at an airport in southwest Missouri, leaving the 67-year-old pilot trapped but unhurt. The Springfield ...