Place:East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland

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NameEast Fortune
TypeLocality
Coordinates56.0035°N 2.7279°W
Located inEast Lothian, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoAthelstaneford, East Lothian, Scotlandparish in which East Fortune was located until 1975
Lothian, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
East Lothian (council area), Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
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East Fortune is a locality in East Lothian, Scotland, situated 2 miles (3 km) northwest of the village of East Linton. The area is known for its airfield which was built in 1915 to help protect Britain from attack by German Zeppelin airships during the First World War. In 1919 the British airship R34 made the first airship crossing of the Atlantic, flying from East Fortune to Mineola, New York.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article East Fortune.

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