A 97-year-old grandmother has broken the Guinness World Record for being the oldest woman to wing walk.
Betty Bromage, who lives in Cheltenham, has done done six wing walks over the last decade and broke her own record after suffering from a stroke in August last year.
Speaking on the epic adventure at the age of 97, she said: ‘I’d just get bored of life otherwise.
‘I can’t drive, I can’t see very well and I get a bit frustrated. So, I want to do the things I can do.
‘The only problem is getting up on the wing because I’m quite short. Once you’re up there, no problem. The fairground is a lot worse.
‘I’ll have to think of something when I’m 100 – something special.’
She added that she became inspired by something she read on a hospital wall where she once worked as a nurse.
Betty Bromage, 97, has broken the Guinness World Record for being the oldest woman to wing walk
Ms Bromage on an Aero-Super-Batics biplane at RFC Rendcomb Airfield near Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Britsh grandmother has done done six wing walks over the last decade and broke her own record after suffering from a stroke in August last year
Ms Bromage said that she became inspired by something she read on a hospital wall where she once worked as a nurse
The British pensioner said: ‘It said “we pass through this world but once, any good we can do, any kindness we can show, do it now, do not defer or neglect, you will not pass this way again”.’
Taking on the challenge, Ms Bromage was raising money for Cheltenham General Hospital, where she stayed when she fell ill.
She said her speech has been left affected by the stroke, but added the staff at the hospital ‘treated me so well’.
Imogen Sims from Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals charity said staff were grateful the grandmother is raising money for them.
She said: ‘To take on such a daring challenge to support our team is amazing.
‘Donations will be used for equipment and will make a real difference for patients and staff.’
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