Worcestershire, UK — Two brothers have built a replica of the WW1 Bristol Scout aircraft flown by their grandfather after finding parts of the original in his shed.
David Bremner, from Ludlow, Shropshire, and his brother Rick, from Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, began building the replica Bristol Scout in 2010.
They built most of the aircraft from scratch but travelled to New Zealand to get the engine.
The first flight is planned for the Spring.
David Bremner has built the replica, with his brother Rick and friend Theo Willford
Retired Met Office technical officer Theo Willford, 66, from Blandford Forum, Dorset, is the third member of the team.
Fl Sub Lt “Bunnie” Bremner served with the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) during the Gallipoli campaign in 1915.
Mr Bremner, a retired mechanical engineer, said: “My brother and I used to listen to our Granddad’s stories about flying in WW1, and although we didn’t understand them fully at the time, they must have caught our imaginations.”
Health problems meant Ft Sub Lt Bremner returned to England in 1916. He died in 1983.
Cleaning out his workshop, the brothers found the control stick, rudder bar and magneto, from the Bristol Scout he flew.
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