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National Museum of Flight curator, Ian Brown in the Conservation Hangar. Photo (c) Stewart Attwood. (4)

National Museum of Flight uncovers Second World War secrets in anniversary year

New research has revealed details of two air assaults on East Fortune Airfield that were kept secret during the Second World War. The historic airfield in East Lothian is now home to the National Museum of Flight, which opened 50 years ago this month, in July 1975. 

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High-flying National Museum of Flight reaches half century

The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune, East Lothian will celebrate its 50th anniversary tomorrow (Monday 7 July).

Taxidermist Jazmine Miles-Long works on a Sulawesi crested macaque. Photo © Duncan McGlynn  (2)

Major exhibition opens in Edinburgh this weekend, Monkeys: Our Primate Family

National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh 
28 June–30 November 2025 
 
nms.ac.uk/monkeys