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Encyclopedia > East Fortune

East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton. The area is dominated by a disused airfield which was constructed in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zeppelin airships during the First World War.


In 1922, several buildings and an area of land were used to create East Fortune Hosipital. This served as a Tuberculosis sanatorium for the south east region of Scotland until the onset of World War II. The airfield was then brought back into service as a training base, and the hospital patients were transferred to Bangour Hospital in West Lothian. The hospital re-opened after the war, but by 1956, as the number of tuberculosis patients began to fall, the hospital changed its function to house the mentally handicapped. In 1997, the hospital closed down, and its patients were transferred to Roodlands Hospital in Haddington.


For a short period of time in 1961, East Fortune operated as Edinburgh's airport while facilities at Turnhouse were being reconstructed.


In 1975, the National Museum of Flight was opened, and has since become a popular tourist attraction. It is has also recently become home to the Concorde, G-BOAA from the decommisioned British fleet. The museum is open every day during the summer months.


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East Fortune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (263 words)
East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton.
In 1922, several buildings and an area of land were used to create East Fortune Hospital.
For a short period of time in 1961, East Fortune operated as Edinburgh's airport while facilities at Turnhouse were being reconstructed.
East Fortune Me 163B 191659 (1868 words)
The Museum of Flight is located some 22 miles east of Edinburgh on the former RAF East Fortune.
East Fortune has a long aviation history, being established in 1915 as a fighter and airship base.
However, documents examined at East Fortune seem to suggest that the aircraft was transported from Marshalls on a low loader sometime between 20th March and 30th April 1975.
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