British-Belgian teen aims to become youngest person to fly solo around the world


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  • People
  • Monday, 28 Feb 2022

Mack aims to follow in his sister's footsteps by setting a Guinness World Record for the youngest male to fly around the world solo in a small plane. Photos: Matthew Childs/Reuters

A daredevil British-Belgian teenager is bidding to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world – after his elder sister managed her own inspirational feat just weeks ago.

Piloting a Shark ultralight plane, 16-year-old Mack Rutherford aims to circumnavigate the globe alone and beat Briton Travis Ludlow's same achievement set when he was 18 years and 150 days old.

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