Museum of Flight East Fortune

Airshow Saturday 24th July 2010-action packed, adrenalin-fuelled family day out!

Maitlandfield House is the nearst hotel to this wonderful historic museum.  The ideal base for visiting this fascinating place. Suitable for everyone.

Other dates for your diary:

Sunday September 12th  DOORS OPEN DAY- come along and visit the museum for FREE

• Dinner Bed and Breakfast for 2 people in a twin / double room £65 per person per night   Stay 2nights and get a 3rd night FREE. To book this very special offer please call reservations on 01620 826513 Group rates are available on request for parties of 8 or more.
• From 10am until 5pm look to the skies for aerial displays, ranging from historic war birds to contemporary military jets.
• 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 near Edinburgh on its record-breaking first east-west transatlantic flight. Here visitors will discover some of the most extraordinary machines in the world that reveal the story of our ambition to take to the skies and find out how flight has changed our world.
• The history of the airfield is detailed in the Fortunes of War exhibition, where you can discover how the airfield has changed with an interactive map and you can also navigate an airship to find the enemy submarines.
• The parachute store has been recently restored to its original appearance, where parachutes were hung from the ceiling to dry and repacked ready for use.

Aircraft include a de Havilland Dragon, a Harrier jump jet and the Comet, the first jet powered passenger aircraft.