RAF Stanbridge will receive a flypast from a Spitfire on Thursday afternoon as it holds its closing ceremony in front of VIPs.
The ensign will be lowered for the last time in preparation for the official closure in March when the site will be shut for good.
Town mayor, Councillor Alan Brandham and the mayoress, Sally Brandham, will be attending along with other local dignitaries and military guests. A Spitfire, belonging to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and music from the RAF Central Band will accompany the event. Further celebrations will continue into the evening with live music, a firework display and a flying display from a Hawker Hunter Aircraft, which was once the gate guard at RAF Stanbridge.