An airfield three miles North East of Haddington, East Lothian originally commissioned as a Royal Naval Air Station in 1916. It was used for coastal patrols over the Forth area by Avro 504s and airships.

The field became an RAF station in 1918 and it was from here in July 1919 that the airship R34 lifted off for the first east/west crossing of the Atlantic. In 1939 East Fortune became a satellite landing ground for Drem. Two years later the site became a night fighter Officer Training Unit equipped with Beaufighters and Blenheims and in 1942 it assumed a new role for strike training using Beaufighters, Beauforts, Blenheims and Mosquitoes.

After the war East Fortune was closed down and was intended for use by the USAF, but it was never used and the site was sold in 1960.

East Fortune is now the site of the National Museums of Scotland, Museum of Flight using some of the original buildings and hangers. The annual airshow, which features historic aircraft, is well worth going to.