The Red Arrows to fly over Scotland this evening
The Red Arrows are making an appearance at a festival in Aberdeen this evening, as part of the Tall Ships Races.
Following the show, they will then make their way to RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, where the Red Arrows are based.
The full route the Red Arrows will take from Aberdeen (the route of the show itself is in orange) down to RAF Waddington, LincolnshireThe journey will see them leave Aberdeen at 8pm.
Residents should get a great view of the Red Arrows, assuming there is not too much cloud cover.
The route for the Red Arrows above East Lothian on July 21 (Image: Google Maps/Military Airshows).The RAF aerobatics team are scheduled to arrive at the base at 8.50pm.
Timings and routes may be modified due to changed circumstances including weather conditions.
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