Scotland: National Rural Network
Connecting Rural Scotland - Promoting Rural Growth

Visitors will have free access to Scotland’s national museum of aviation at East Fortune from 10:00 to 17:00 including two new exhibitions The Jet Age and Fantastic Flight, and also limited access in small groups to the famous Concorde supersonic airliner. The museum is based at the former airfield of East Fortune that played a key role in the two World Wars.The original hangars house aircraft that represent the history of flight.
Man’s fascination with flight comes to life at this protected First and Second World War airfield. A site steeped in history; in 1919 the R34 Airship took off from East Fortune on its record breaking first east-west transatlantic flight. Built over the period of 1939-44, it is now Scotland's best example of a WW2 RAF base. The Museum is home to a European design classic: Concorde G-BOAA, a supersonic icon that is now part of one of the best aviation collections in the UK.
Building Date: 1939-44