Cold War Experience
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The National Museum of Flight’s Cold War Event Saturday 11 – Sunday 19 February 2012 50 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, this February half-term, the National Museum of Flight will take you back in time to experience what life was like in the middle of the Cold War. Sited on the best preserved World War II airfield in the U.K, the Museum’s historical significance does not stop there. The airfield played an important role during the Cold War, with the aircraft hangars you can still see today being used as storage for emergency supplies and its runways were also extended with the intention of transforming the site into a U.S. military base. Join us at the National Museum of Flight this February break (Saturday 11th – Sunday 19th) to discover what East Fortun
10:00 - 16:00 Free with Museum admission
National Museum of Flight Lothian EH39 5LF
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