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East
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2007
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RAF
East
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airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
Museum of Flight
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Tower Type:
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WW2 Watch Office without Met Section for Coastal Command Stations
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Tower:
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WW2 Watch Office
remains in derelict condition
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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1916 to 1918, Royal Naval Air Station used by Avro 504s and Coastal and
North Sea Class blimps. 1917-18, R.9, R.24 and R.29 airships here.
01/04/1918 to 1920, Transferred to the RAF for torpedo bomber training.
06/1940, Reopened as a satellite for Drem. 06/1941 to 05/1946, No. 60 Operational Training Unit with Blenheims, Defiants, Masters and Oxfords from Leconfield. 10/1941 to ?, Re-equipped with Beafighters training Coastal Command aircrews. 11/1942, Renamed No. 132 OTU and also had Beauforts and Mosquitoes. Airfield closed 1947 and sold off in 1960. 1961, Used as a Civil airport for a short time. |
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RAF
East Fortune
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2004
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RAF
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Fortune
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Airfield:
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OTU,
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Opened:
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/1916
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Closed:
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/1947
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Code:
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EF
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass then 3x - concrete,
tarmac
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Hangars:
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3x - Callendar Hamilton,
1x - T2, 8x - Blister
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County:
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East Lothian, Scotland
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Location:
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4 miles NE of Haddington
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OS Ref:
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NT555786
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Links:
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Museum of Flight, East
Fortune
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©:
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All
photographs and artwork copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
East
Fortune
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2007 (© Mike Bishop) |
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RAF
East
Fortune
airfield
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2006 (© Terry Small) |
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2005 (© AG) |
RAF East
Fortune airfield |
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RAF
East Fortune airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2007 -
East Fortune -
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