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East Fortune Airfield

North Berwick, East Lothian, United Kingdom

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GB-0181

Elevation

122 ft

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Location

North Berwick, East Lothian · SCT · United Kingdom

Position

56.001°, -2.735° · 122 ft elev.

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Historic Scottish airfield now home to a renowned aviation museum.

Opened

1915

Location

North Berwick, United Kingdom

East Fortune Airfield is a former military aerodrome located near North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland. It played a significant role in both World War I and World War II, serving as a Royal Naval Air Station and later as an RAF station used for coastal defence and training purposes. Today, East Fortune is best known as the home of the National Museum of Flight Scotland, operated by National Museums Scotland. The site preserves its historic hangars and runway infrastructure, housing an extensive collection of historic aircraft. It is no longer an active commercial or general aviation airfield in regular operational use.

Getting to & from

The site is accessible by road via the B1347 near East Fortune village, with seasonal bus connections from Edinburgh during major museum events.

Notable facts

›East Fortune was the departure point for the airship R34's historic transatlantic crossing in July 1919, the first east-to-west crossing by air.
›The airfield served as RNAS East Fortune during World War I, focusing on airship and aircraft operations.
›The National Museum of Flight Scotland is based on the airfield site and attracts tens of thousands of visitors annually.
›Several original World War II-era hangars remain standing on the site.
›The airfield hosted the annual Scotland's national airshow for many years.

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