Thursday, August 20, 2009

Boy sets record as youngest wingwalker

An eight-year-old boy has become become the youngest person in the world to wing-walk.

Tiger - "yes, that is my real name" - Brewer took to the skies on the wing of his grandfather's biplane at 11am and returned to ground about 25 minutes later.

Speaking afterwards, Tiger said: "It was amazing flying on the wing but very windy. I feel brilliant to be the world record holder."



The London-based youngster is the grandson of Vic Norman, who operates the only formation wing-walking team in the world. Grandfather Vic said: It was wonderful to fly Tiger, it meant so much to have him on my wing - he was a natural".

The world record was previously held by Guy Mason, son of Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, who first wing-walked in 2001 at the age of 11.

Tiger soared through the skies in Gloucestershire at 100mph climbing to about 1,000 feet.

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