A 17\u002Dyear\u002Dold pilot became the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria.
Mack Rutherford, a Belgian-British dual national, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim two Guinness World Records. Along with becoming the youngest person to fly around the world by himself, Rutherford is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight plane.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.
Born into a family of aviators, Rutherford qualified for his pilot’s licence in 2020, which at the time, made him the youngest pilot in the world at the age of 15. Initially planned to take up to three months, the trip lasted longer because of several unexpected obstacles along his way, including monsoon rains, sandstorms and extreme heat.
From there, he headed to Alaska and down the West Coast of the United States to Mexico. Rutherford then headed north again along the U.S. East Coast to Canada, and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.Article content
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