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At the age of 85 years and 213 days, he
became the world’s oldest pilot who flew This Australian singer has released an
over a distance of 3 km in a piston-engine album ‘Smoky Writes Everyday’ at the age
powered autogyro over Norkfolk, UK on of 92 years.
16 November, 2002.
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At the age of 69 years, this Indian aviator-
At the age of 80 years and 166 days, she industrialist broke previous Lindstrawd’s
became the world’s oldest woman to make record of 64,997 feet above sea level by
a solo parachute jump over Cranfield, sailing at 69,852 feet on a hot – air balloon
Bedfordshire, UK in 1986. on 26 November, 2006.
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Doris long, 101 years old, is world’s oldest abseiler. She rappled down 557 foot spinnaker tower in
Portsmouth, England and broke her own Guinness world record in the process.
Clue Corner
a) Minoru Saito (Japan) b) Smoky Dawson (Australia) c) Otto Thaning (South Africa)
d) Sylvia Brett (UK) e) Vijaypat Singhania (India) f) Kenneth Wallis (UK)
g) Tomiyasu Ishikawa (Japan) h) Yuichiro Miura (Japan)
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