East Fortune

Royal Air Force East Fortune, or more simply RAF East Fortune, is a former Royal Air Force station located just south of the village of . It is a short distance east of , in .
Wikipedia
Photo: Kierant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: aerodrome in East Lothian, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “East Fortune Airfield”, “East Fortune,airfield”, “EF”, and “RAF East Fortune”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Museum of Flight and Fenton Tower.

Museum
Photo: Greenshed, Public domain.
The 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.

Castle
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston is a small hamlet near in , . Kingston was once known as Kings Seat; historic maps of the area show this.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Fortune and Athelstaneford.

Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in , Scotland. It lies 3.5 miles north-east of the market town of Haddington and about 28 kilometres east of .

Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , . It is approximately 20 miles east of and is close to Haddington, , and .

East Fortune

Latitude
56.00046° or 56° 0′ 2″ north
Longitude
-2.73497° or 2° 44′ 6″ west
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
9C8V2728+52
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1212791914
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
11711074
Wiki­data ID
Q7275293
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In Other Languages

“East Fortune” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Fortune House and West Fortune.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Fortune Sunday Market and Athelstaneford New Burial Ground.

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