GREY skies and rain did not dampen down an intrepid pilot from landing at two Huntingdonshire airfields this week as part of a record-breaking fundraising challenge. In her Wings Around Britain Tour, pilot Polly Vacher is attempting to land at every ai
GREY skies and rain did not dampen down an intrepid pilot from landing at two Huntingdonshire airfields this week as part of a record-breaking fundraising challenge.
In her Wings Around Britain Tour, pilot Polly Vacher is attempting to land at every airfield in service in the UK - all 206 of them.
In aid of Flying Scholarships for the Disabled, the challenge was launched on May 21 at Birmingham airfield and will end in Oxford on July 31.
As part of Polly's record breaking bid she landed at Conington Airfield and Great Gransden on Monday in her Piper Dakota.
Gavin Forrest, chief flying instructor and airfield manager at Conington, said: "Polly arrived in a light rain shower and stopped for a few minutes to meet everyone and sign her book and then she was off again. It was a real privilege and honour to have someone of Polly's standing in the field of aviation visit us. She is doing such good work raising awareness and funds for disabled people."
In 2001 Polly became the first female pilot to fly solo around the world via the Pacific in a light aircraft. In 2004 she broke further records by becoming the first woman to fly solo over the North Pole and land in all sic continents, covering 60,000 miles in 357 days.
INFORMATION: To donate towards the appeal or to find out more visit www.worldwings.org.uk
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