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Scotland
East Lothian

National Museum of Flight

The National Museum of Flight is Scotland's national aviation museum, at East Fortune Airfield, just south of the village of , . It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Aerospace museum in East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Museum of Flight”, “NMF”, and “The Museum of Flight”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Fortune and Gilmerton House.

Aerodrome
Photo: Kierant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Royal Air Force , or more simply RAF , is a former Royal Air Force station located just south of the village of . It is a short distance east of , in .

Building
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is a building, which is situated 1 mile south of National Museum of Flight.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Fortune and Athelstaneford.

Hamlet
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is a village in , Scotland, located 2 miles north west of . The area is known for its airfield which was constructed in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zeppelin airships during the First World War.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of the market town of and about 28 kilometres east of .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , Scotland, 23 miles East of and close to the village of . It is the site of the former Castle. is situated 2 miles southeast of National Museum of Flight.

National Museum of Flight

Latitude
56.00345° or 56° 0′ 12″ north
Longitude
-2.73057° or 2° 43′ 50″ west
Elevation
105 feet (32 metres)
Open location code
9C8V2739+9Q
Geo­Names ID
7303385
Wiki­data ID
Q11839325
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Macedonian—“National Museum of Flight” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الوطنى للطيران”
  • French: “National Museum of Flight”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na hEitlíochta”
  • Japanese: “スコットランド国立航空博物館”
  • Japanese: “ナショナル・ミュージアム・オヴ・フライト”
  • Japanese: “国立飛行博物館”
  • Macedonian: “Национален воздухопловен музеј”

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