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Military airfield, East Fortune, East Lothian |
Scotland had nearly 100 military airfields, most dating from World War II, but others, such as this, are of an earlier date. Only a few are still used by the RAF.
East Fortune was commissioned as a royal naval air station in 1915. The RAF took it over in April 1918. After World War I, the domestic quarters became a sanatorium, only to be returned to military use in World War II.
In recent times, East Fortune has become home to the Museum of Flight, part of the National Museums of Scotland. In historical terms, its chief claim to fame is as the departure point, in 1919, of the R34 airship, on the first east to west flight across the Atlantic. |
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