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Two nine-year-old girls have taken to the skies to become
the world's youngest formation wing-walkers. Rose Powell and Flame Brewer, who are cousins, flew meters apart above RAF
Rendcomb in Gloucestershire, reaching speeds of up to 100mph.
They have become the third generation of their families to wing-walk on
the Boeing Stearman vintage bi-planes, which are owned by the girl's
grandfather Vic Norman. Mr Norman, was at the controls of Rose's plane
while Martyn Carrington, director of flying at Aerosuperbatics Ltd,
piloted Flame's aircraft.
Rose said her cousin
had the idea and it was a "once in a lifetime experience".
"The best bit was probably taking off or doing the Superwoman pose,"
she added. Her cousin Flame, said: "It was really, really fun and
really, really windy. The best bit is just being in the air".
The girls, both from London, were inspired to undertake the feat by the plight
of their six-year-old friend Eli Crossley, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy. His parents have set up the
Duchenne Children's Trust to raise money to research a treatment or cure in time to save Eli's life.
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