The NHS Spitfire is set to fly over Yorkshire today
and live on Freeview channel 276
Last week, a wall of cloud turned up over the North East and put a stop to an attempt to fly over the area.
The aircraft was forced to make a u-turn and return to Duxford Airfield.
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Hide AdHowever, better weather is expected today and a new attempt will be made to fly over the skies of Yorkshire and beyond.
All money raised is being donated to NHS Charities Together to support the incredible people within our National Health Service.
The full schedule is as follows:
11.00 Duxfield Airfield take off
11.38 Pinderfields Hospital
11.42 St Mary's Hospital Leeds
11.45 Bradford Royal Infirmary
11.51 Harrogate Districts Hospital
11.57 York Hospital
12.08 Friarton Hospital Northallerton
12.14 Darlington Memorial Hospital
12.20 Teeside Airport to land
1.30pm – Teesside Airport take off
1.35pm – University Hospital of North Tees
1.38pm – The James Cook University Hospital - Middlesborough
1.45pm – University Hospital of Hartlepool
1.48pm – Peterlee Community Hospital
1.53pm – University Hospital of North Durham
1.54pm – Lanchester Road Hospital - Durham
1.55pm – Chester Le Street Hospital
1.58pm – Sunderland Children’s Hospital
2pm – Sunderland Royal Hospital
2.03pm – South Tyneside District Hospital
2.05pm – Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Gateshead
2.07pm – Royal Victoria Infirmary Hospital - Newcastle
2.08pm – Newcastle Freeman Hospital
2.10pm – Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
2.17pm – Hexham General Hospital
The Aircraft Restoration Company posted on Facebook: "We hope to see as many of you as possible throughout the duration of this project and will be flying a number of routes across different parts of the nation throughout the year.
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Hide Ad"You can show others were you have seen the Spitfire by tagging any pictures or videos you capture with the hashtag #NHSSPITFIRE
"To have your name hand written onto this Spitfire simply visit the projects JustGiving page via this link: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/nhsspitfire"
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