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Post by burble260 on Aug 14, 2012 20:01:38 GMT
Went to Museum of Flight last week on my "Jack and Victor" day out .Whilst walking around the sheds was invited into the Preservation Society Workshop and given a tour of a WW1 Strutter Biplane fighter which they are building from scratch..the original flew from the airfield in 1916. So far they have spent 10 years and it is still not complete (reminds me of some garages I've put cars in to have fixed  ) but they hope to have it flying for the Centenary. I hope they manage it too So when you're having trouble stripping bits off the car ..just be glad it isn't a plane ;D Robert |
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Post by alan84g on Aug 16, 2012 10:34:56 GMT
Havent been down on my yearly visit to east fortune this year! Not seen that Biplane, you lucky sod!
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Post by burble260 on Aug 21, 2012 18:17:08 GMT
I think the APSS hut is "open" to visitors on Wednesday and Thursdays...but don't quote me on that....it was a wednesday I went
Robert
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Post by graham1961 on Oct 9, 2012 23:52:35 GMT
I have been to East Fortune many times over the years, it's a very enjoyable place to vist, it helps that it's only 15 mins away from North Berwick.
I used to work at the old East Fortune Hospital when i started with the NHS.....loved it there.
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Post by lena01 on Sept 8, 2017 11:14:47 GMT
East Fortune is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, located 2 miles (3 km) north west of East Linton. 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. The RNAS airship station also included an airship hangar. In 1919 the British airship R34 made the first airship crossing of the Atlantic, flying from East Fortune to Mineola, New York.
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