Brave Betty breaks wing walking world record at the age of 97
Betty says she enjoys raising money for charity because it can make a real difference to people's lives
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Betty Bromage is a 97-year-old daredevil pensioner from Cheltenham.
She has broken the Guinness World Record for being the oldest female wing walker.
For the challenge she was strapped to the top of a plane and flown upside down.
Betty has now completed an astounding six wing walks - the first when she was 87.
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Proud Betty receives her Guinness World Record certificate
She says she loves doing exciting challenges because otherwise she would be "bored".
"The only problem is getting up on the wing because I'm quite short," Betty joked.
"Once you're up there, no problem. The fairground is a lot worse!" she added.
And she's already thinking ahead.
Betty says she'll need to come up with "something special" for when she turns 100.
Loop-the-loop? Betty flies upside down on the wing of the plane!
As well as doing this to challenge herself, Betty performed her latest wing walk to raise money for the Cheltenham General Hospital and to say thank you to the staff who cared for her after she was seriously ill in 2025.
"They treated me so well," she said.
This isn't actually the first time Betty has made history.
She broke her own world record, which she first set four years ago when she completed another wing walk.
