"She's Got Nothing to Lose": 97-Year-Old Breaks Her Own Guinness World Record With 6th Wing Walk

• Betty completed her sixth wing walk at 97, breaking the Guinness World Record she already held
• The fearless great-grandmother was strapped to the top wing of a biplane and flew over rural farmland
• The stunt was also a charity fundraiser, drawing attention from thousands of viewers around the world

A 97-year-old woman has done what most people half her age would never dare. She climbed onto the wing of a biplane mid-flight and broke her own Guinness World Record as the oldest to do so.

Betty completed her sixth wing walk on 5 August 2026, soaring above open farmland strapped into a rig mounted on the upper wing of a biplane. The footage of the record-breaking flight was shared online by The Independent, where it quickly went viral.

Betty is no stranger to the skies. She has been wing walking for years, and each time she takes to the air she sets a new benchmark for age and daring. Her sixth flight officially broke her own previous Guinness World Record, making her the oldest person ever to complete a wing walk again.

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The flight was also a charity fundraiser, with the Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity among those celebrating her achievement online. In the footage by The Independent, Betty looks remarkably composed as the biplane climbs and banks over the countryside below. No visible panic, no white-knuckled grip, just a woman enjoying the view from one of the most unusual vantage points on earth. Watch Betty's record-breaking wing walk:

Viewers stunned by 97-year-old

Viewers online were equal parts amazed and entertained by the 97-year-old's latest feat:

Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity wrote:

"Betty is nothing short of extraordinary! Taking on her sixth wing walk at the age of 97, beating her own world record and raising money for charity."

Jennifer Bell said:

"She isn't actually walking, she is strapped in."

Martin Chishimba joked:

"She's got nothing to lose, lived all her life and just winding up 😂"

Louise Hawthorne commented:

"Wow! She just looks like she's chilling 😎"

Sierra Price-Lewis admitted:

"I'll throw myself out of a plane again and again, never would I do this 😭🤣"

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Source: Briefly News