Museum of Flight - East Fortune.

[avro748]

I was in Edinburgh a few weeks back and on the way south decided to call at East Fortune, the home of the National Museums of Scotland - Museum of Flight. I haven’t visited since September 1997 whilst heading home after a Leuchars Airshow.

The museum has clearly had a lot of money spent on it. Notable changes since my last visit were the hangar containing Concorde G-BOAA and former Red Arrows Hawk XX308. But I think the real jewel in the crown is the Military Aviation exhibits contained in Hangar 2. The exhibits are arranged around a central elevated viewing area. All the exhibits are displayed uncluttered and well lit and are easy to photograph. Sadly the external exhibits: BAC 1-11, Comet and Vulcan have suffered from exposure over the years since my previous visit.

Photos taken in Hangar 2.























Cheers

Shaun

[viscount]

I visited this museum last October and fully endorse your comment regarding hangars full of gems. However, the real gems are those frustratingly stacked in the closed black hangar and have been out of sight for many years eg an ex Leuchars Phantom, Buccaneer, a Beaufighter and Viscount 701 G-AMOG (ex Cosford) amongst them. I was told of active plans to raise the funds to commence a new building shortly which would house the aircraft currently outside and release a number from 'closed' storage. Presumably there are no signs on the ground yet of these plans materialising.

My report: derbosoft.proboards.com/thread/29997/fortune-perth-dundee-edinburgh-october

Great place, a little out of the way - but well worth the diversion to visit if 'north of the border'.

[avro748]

Hello Brian.

There was no sign of any building work on my visit. I am pretty sure there were no changes to the exhibits from your visit.

Cheers

Shaun

[acklington]

Delighted to see that they've got rid of the 'arty farty' banners hung from the roof of the hangar (on my last visit some years ago). They made photography difficult if not impossible. I'm a firm believer that aircraft in an original hangar should look like aircraft in a hangar!

Great photos btw.