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 East Fortune, Scotland. It is one of the museums within National Museums Scotland.

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1975 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Museum of Flight; NMF; The Museum of Flight
national museum, museum, military museum, National Museums Scotland, 

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  Battle of Dunbar ⓘ
  1296 battle during the First War of Scottish Independence

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  Battle of Boroughmuir ⓘ
  1335 battle

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  Battle of Piperdean ⓘ
  1435 battle of the Anglo-Scottish Wars

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  Battle of the Firth of Forth ⓘ
  1489 naval battle

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  Cleanse the Causeway ⓘ
  1520 battle

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  Battle of Pinkie ⓘ
  1547 Anglo-Scottish battle

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  Siege of Haddington ⓘ
  1548-49 Siege of Haddington during the War of the Rough Wooing

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  Siege of Leith ⓘ
  1560 Siege at Leith

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  Battle of Carberry Hill ⓘ
  1567 battle

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  Battle of Dunbar ⓘ
  battle during the 1650 English invasion of Scotland

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  Battle of Prestonpans ⓘ
  battle in Scotland during the Jacobite rising of 1745

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  Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour ⓘ
  architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Leith Links, artillery mounds ⓘ
  artillery battery in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  16, 17, 18 West Preston Street, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Alderston House - Lothian Region, Alternative Standby Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Lothian, Scotland

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  Pollock Institute of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh ⓘ
  air-raid shelter in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Midlothian, Scotland

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  Ardross Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Byres Castle ⓘ
  castle located at Byres, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Carberry Tower ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Crail Castle ⓘ
  castle that was located in Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Dalhousie Castle ⓘ
  castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Dalkeith Palace ⓘ
  historic house in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

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  Dirleton Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Fenton Tower ⓘ
  architectural structure in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Preston Tower ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Seton Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  Stoneypath Tower ⓘ
  tower house in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Dunbar Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Craigmillar Castle ⓘ
  castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK  

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  Tantallon Castle ⓘ
  mid-14th-century fortress east of North Berwick, in East Lothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Kellie Castle ⓘ
  castle near Pittenweem, in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Borthwick Castle ⓘ
  castle in Midlothian, Scotland, UK  

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  Ravenscraig Castle ⓘ
  castle in Fife, Scotland, UK  

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  Seafield Tower ⓘ
  architectural structure in Fife, Scotland, UK

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  Leith Fort ⓘ
  fort in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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  French Camp ⓘ
  1548-9 fort in Dunglass, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

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  HMY Britannia ⓘ
  1953 royal yacht

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  National Museum of Flight ⓘ
  aerospace museum in East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland

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  HMS Bayonet ⓘ
  1938 Net-class boom defence vessel

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  HMS Ivanhoe ⓘ
  1898 naval trawler

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  SMS München ⓘ
  1904 Bremen-class cruiser

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  HMS Whiting ⓘ
  1811 schooner

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  USS Stockton ⓘ
  1917 Caldwell-class destroyer

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  Tally Toor ⓘ
  Martello Tower in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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1975 National Museum of Flight

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1296 Battle of Dunbar

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1335 Battle of Boroughmuir

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1436 Battle of Piperdean

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1489 Battle of the Firth of Forth

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1520 Cleanse the Causeway

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1547 Battle of Pinkie

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1548 — 1549 Siege of Haddington

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1560 Siege of Leith

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1567 Battle of Carberry Hill

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1650 Battle of Dunbar

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1745 Battle of Prestonpans

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1070 Dunbar Castle

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1300 Craigmillar Castle

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1350 Tantallon Castle

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1360 Kellie Castle

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1430 Borthwick Castle

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1460-01-01T00:00:00Z

1460 Ravenscraig Castle

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1542 Seafield Tower

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1550-01-01T00:00:00Z

1548 — 1550 French Camp

1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

1953 — 1997 HMY Britannia

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1812-01-01T00:00:00Z

1812 HMS Whiting

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1917-11-26T00:00:00Z

1917 USS Stockton

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1810 Tally Toor

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Museum of Flight R29 propeller

The Museum of Flight

East fortune airfield

National Museum of Flight, Scotland

Entrance to the National Museum of Flight

Unexploded Zeppelin bomb, 1916

Visit of the Museum of Flight (7482576386)

Air field, East Fortune (7482555038)

Visit of the Museum of Flight (7482558710)

Museum of Flight, Scotland (50977438486)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1296	Battle of Dunbar	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1335	Battle of Boroughmuir	battle, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1436	Battle of Piperdean	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1489	Battle of the Firth of Forth	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1520	Cleanse the Causeway	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1547	Battle of Pinkie	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1548	Siege of Haddington	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1560	Siege of Leith	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1567	Battle of Carberry Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1650	Battle of Dunbar	battle, Kingdom of Scotland, Commonwealth of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1745	Battle of Prestonpans	Kingdom of Great Britain, Jacobitism, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Mapping Museums page@		Wikidata
link	page		Art UK website page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding		Scott of Kinghorn	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1877	Ramage & Ferguson	shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1918	Henry Robb	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Artillery Fortifications, Inchkeith	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery, Lamer Island, Dunbar Harbour	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Leith Links, artillery mounds	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		16, 17, 18 West Preston Street, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Alderston House - Lothian Region, Alternative Standby Headquarters	Lothian Regional Council, civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Pollock Institute of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, Edinburgh	sports institute, air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Shrubhill Tramway Workshops and Power Station, Shrub Place Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Vogrie House - Midlothian Alternative Standby Headquarters	civil defense center, Midlothian Council	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardross Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Byres Castle	bastle house	Wikidata
site	castle		Carberry Tower	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Crail Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalhousie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dalkeith Palace	castle, palace	Wikidata
site	castle		Dirleton Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Fenton Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Preston Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Seton Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Stoneypath Tower	dovecote, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1070	Dunbar Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1300	Craigmillar Castle	Historic Environment Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Tantallon Castle	Earl of Angus, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1360	Kellie Castle	National Trust for Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1430	Borthwick Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle	1460	Ravenscraig Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Seafield Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	fort		Leith Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	fort	1548	French Camp	fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1953	HMY Britannia	royal yacht, preserved watercraft, museum ship, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	National Museum of Flight	national museum, military museum, museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Bayonet	boom defence vessel, Net-class boom defence vessel, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Ivanhoe	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS München	light cruiser, shipwreck, Bremen-class cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1812	HMS Whiting	schooner, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	USS Stockton	Town-class destroyer, Caldwell-class destroyer, destroyer, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	tower	1810	Tally Toor	Martello tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Museum of Flight R29 propeller		Commons
commons	image		The Museum of Flight		Commons
commons	image		East fortune airfield		Commons
commons	image		National Museum of Flight, Scotland		Commons
commons	image		Entrance to the National Museum of Flight		Commons
commons	image		Unexploded Zeppelin bomb, 1916		Commons
commons	image		Visit of the Museum of Flight (7482576386)		Commons
commons	image		Air field, East Fortune (7482555038)		Commons
commons	image		Visit of the Museum of Flight (7482558710)		Commons
commons	image		Museum of Flight, Scotland (50977438486)		Commons