Edinburgh is to get a flypast on Wednesday from a legendary RAF plane to mark its official retirement.
The Hercules is the RAF's chief tactical transport aircraft, that has shipped storage all over the world and is due to fly over the city on June 14.
Three of the iconic planes will take to the skies with millions of people over 23 locations across the UK having the chance to see the heroic aircraft in flight.
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The flyover is due to leave Lossiemouth air base at 12:51 with a Typhoon escort. According to Councillor, Scott Arthur, it is expected to travel around Edinburgh at around 1 pm - 1.20 pm.
It is expected that many people will recognise the aircraft due to its prevalence on television during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The first Hercules arrived in Cambridge in 1966 and will officially retire from service on June, 30 2023. Until its last day in the skies, it will be used to support defence objectives of the country.
The official timings for the UK wide flyover can be viewed below.
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1000 Depart RAF Brize Norton
1025 National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas
1034 RAF Cosford
1122 RAF Valley
1148 FS Aldergrove
1251 RAF Lossiemouth (with Typhoon escort)
1408 RAF Leeming
1410 RAF Topcliffe
1423 Beverley
1435 RAF Waddington
1438 RAF College Cranwell
1458 Cambridge Airport
1504 RAF Mildenhall
1515 Colchester Garrison
1622 MOD Boscombe Down
1625 Salisbury Plain (West Down Camp)
1632 MOD Lyneham
1636 Royal Wootton Bassett
1639 Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham
1643 Dalton Barracks, Abingdon
1651 RAF Halton
1655 RAF High Wycombe
1705 RAF Brize Norton
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