The Falcons head for the DZ with our special guest


Sopwith and friends at the former RAF Montrose


Sopwith was the mascot of Second Lieutenant Arthur Turnbull RFC, who was killed in 1917. It was to be 75 years before Sopwith became airborne again, thanks to 111 Squadron, RAF Leuchars. In 1992, with Flt Lt. Brian Kemp as pilot and Flt. Lt. Pete Browne as navigator Sopwith took his first flight after all these years, the same number of years as 111 Squadron was old. From this flight over £10,000 was raised for the Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children. Well done, Sopwith!

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