17-year-old becomes youngest pilot to fly solo around world

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17-year-old becomes youngest pilot to fly solo around world

STORY: 17-year-old becomes youngest pilot to fly solo around world DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Sofia CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mack Rutherford landing 2. various of Mack Rutherford receiving certificates from the Guinness World Records STORYLINE: Mack Rutherford, 17, landed in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria Wednesday after he broke the current world record for the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. His achievement was duly recognized by the Guinness World Records, which handed him two certificates immediately after landing: for the youngest (male) person to circumnavigate the world by aircraft solo, and the youngest (male) person to circumnavigate the world in a microlight plane solo. Rutherford took off from Sofia on March 23 this year and landed again here after flying through 52 countries and logging up around 250 hours of flying time. Rutherford, a Belgian-British aviator, was born on June 21, 2005, so he turned 17 during the trip. He has

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