99-Year-Old Woman Becomes World's Oldest Wing Walker
The record attempt raised more than £1,300 for the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance, officials said.
- 99-Year-Old Helga Duffy broke the world record to become the oldest wing walker at RFC Rendcomb Airfield in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
- Inspired by seeing 97-year-old Betty Bromage wing walking on the news, Helga decided to give it a try to prove she is still the person she was years ago.
- Strapped to the top of a small plane, Helga described the feeling as "peculiar," while her nieces Jackie Rose and Julie Preece called her an "independent" and "forthright lady."
- The flight raised more than £1,300 for the Bath Air Ambulance, prompting Sam Conway from the charity to call Helga a "legend" and add, "She looks as though she's had the time of her life."
- Guinness World Records presented Helga with an official certificate at the airfield, while Betty Bromage offered congratulations and joked, "I can't wait until I'm 100 and I can do it again, I'll beat you again.
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99-yo Woman Snags ‘World’s Oldest Wing-Walker’ Title – 3 Months After Another Gran Did It
A 99-year-old has become the world’s oldest wing-walker—just three months after her niece saw another elderly woman do it, and the staff at her assisted-living facility urged her to try. This week, Guinness World Records officially bestowed the title on Helga Duffy, who was strapped to the top of a small plane at Rendcomb Airfield […]
The 99-year-old British Helga Duffy achieved a world record as the oldest woman to walk on a flying wing.
Helga Duffy, a 99-year-old woman from the English county of Wiltshire, is the new oldest 'wingwalker' in the world. Yesterday she flew on the wing of a biplane. With her stunt, she wanted to raise money for an air ambulance service. "I wasn't afraid," Duffy said afterwards. The previous record holder, Betty Brumagne (97), has already challenged Duffy again.
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