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Museum Closed due to Coronavirus
The board of the museum have decided, as a precaution, to close our museum to visitors with immediate effect, due to the coronavirus. All planned events will be rescheduled once the crisis is over. This action is in line … Continue reading →
Scotlands National Airshow – 27th July 2019
We will again be attending Scotland’s National Airshow at East Fortune this year so please come along and say hello if you are going to be there. For more details of the airshow please visit https://www.nms.ac.uk/airshow or watch their trailer at https://youtu.be/e56DAdQ9ZQE … Continue reading →
80 years ago today 2 bombs were dropped on #Kirkconnel, D&G, by a single German bomber. One destroyed the towns Co-op building and adjoining houses. A 2nd bomb fell nearby on the rail line. #dumfriesandgalloway #ww2 #lovedandg
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There's a bit more information on P7540s first Battle of Britain sortie on our Instagram page
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80 years ago today our Mk2 #Spitfire P7540 flew a 1 hr 15 minute interception patrol during the closing days of the #battleofbritain. It was flown by Flt Lt Robert Wardlow Oxspring (Later Gp Capt) as part of 66Sqn #RAF
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