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”
  • Address: East Fortune

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
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building, which is situated 1,900 feet southwest of National Museum of Flight.

Ruins
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an unfinished castle, with a number of defensive banks, located 5 kilometres north-east of Haddington in , . It is close to on the slopes of the . is situated 2 miles southwest of National Museum of Flight.

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 .

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , Scotland, 23 miles East of and close to the village of . It is the site of the former Castle.

National Museum of Flight

Latitude
55.99541° or 55° 59′ 44″ north
Longitude
-2.7204° or 2° 43′ 13″ west
Operator
National Museums Scotland
Open location code
9C7VX7WH+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87246839
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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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