Royal Navy Search and Rescue (SAR) Flight, HMS Gannet will say “so-long Scotland” with a final farewell fly-past.
Oban and Lochaber will be included in the fly-past tomorrow, which also takes in Glasgow, Tyndrum and Crainlarich amongst other places.
The Royal Navy’s helicopter heroes, who are based at HMS Gannet in Prestwick, have been involved in thousands of Scottish rescues in the 44-years since the unit was first established.
The Gannet team will get the chance to say goodbye when they fly past some of the areas that have seen the majority of their rescues.
Weather permitting, Royal Navy Sea King helicopters from HMS Gannet will fly-over Prestwick at 10am, Glasgow at 10.30am, Garelochhead at 10.45am, Tyndrum / Crainlarich at 11am, Lochaber at 11.40am, Oban at 12.40pm, Inverlochlarig at 1.05pm, Stirling at 1.25pm, Edinburgh at 1.40pm, Ayr at 2.25pm, back to Prestwick at 2.27pm and finally, Troon at 2.30pm.
Commanding Officer of HMS Gannet, Lieutenant Commander Charlie Fuller, said: “Over the years HMS Gannet has enjoyed immense support from communities the length and breadth of Scotland.
“The fly-past is our chance to say farewell and hopefully people will come out to wave goodbye too.”
During 2015 HMS Gannet was the busiest search and rescue flight in the UK, completing over 300 rescues.
On January 1 the unit handed the rescue baton to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency contractor Bristow Helicopters, bringing to an end military SAR.
Two days earlier they performed a major rescue when they assisted 12 people trapped on a bus caught in floodwater near Girvan.