National Flight Museum 

The Airfield where the National Museum of Flight is situated was opened in 1915 as The Royal Naval Air Station as part of the defence against zeppelins which bombed Scotland, causing damage to many parts of Edinburgh.

Stationed at the airfield were many types of aircraft as well as airships (balloons). The World War 1 fighting ended on

11 November 1918. When the surrendered German Fleet sailed into the Firth of Forth, aircraft stationed at East Fortune made  historic photographs and filmed the German Fleet.

In the 2nd World War the aerodrome was used as a training base for pilots who came from all the allied counties including Australia and New Zealand.  East Fortune was also used in the 1960s as an airport while Edinburgh Turnhouse Airport was being renovated, over 90.000 passengers used East Fortune during that time.

The Flight Museum opened in 1975 and anyone interested in flight history should visit, with Spitfire, Dan Air passenger Jets, Bye planes and even a Concorde Supersonic British Airways passenger Jet.