When a Spitfire will be flying over Peterborough City Hospital today

The specially liveried aircraft - with ‘Thank U NHS’ emblazoned on its wings has been flying over hospitals and NHS sites in recent weeks.

Today (Juy 10) the aircraft will fly over Peterborough at 3.26pm after taking off from Duxford at 3pm, flying over Northampton General Hospital at 3.15pm, and then going on to Queen Elizabeth Hospital at King’s Lynn at 3.36pm.

Timings are subject to some variations depending on conditions.

The Aircraft Restoration Company, a family-owned firm who restore vintage aircraft and are based at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford and will start its journey from Duxford Airfield at 10 am this morning with flights over sites including Basildon, Dartford and NHS Nightingale.

The full flight plan is:

10am - Take-off from Duxford

10.10am - Braintree Community Hospital

10.14am - Chelmsford - Broomfield Hospital NHS

10.20am - Basildon University Hospital NHS

10.24am - Dartford - Darent Valley Hospital NHS

10.28am - NHS Nightingale Hospital

10.36am - Loughton Ambulance Service NHS

10.40am - North Weald - Essex and Herts Air Ambulance Service

10.43am - Harlow - Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS

10.48am - Hertford County Hospital NHS

11.10am - Cambridge - Addenbrooke’s Hospital NHS

11.15am - Return to Duxford Airfield

3.00pm - Duxford take-off

3.15pm - Northampton General Hospital NHS

3.26pm - Peterborough City Hospital NHS

3.36pm - The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS

3.49pm - Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS

4.00pm - RAF Lakenheath Hospital

4.06pm - Bury St Edmunds

4.15pm - Ipswich Hospital NHS

4.20pm - Colchester Hospital NHS

4.25 - Earls Colne Air Ambulance base

4.40pm - REturn to Duxford Airfield