A 17-year-old has become the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft after first taking off on March 23
British-Belgian national Mack Rutherford touched down earlier in the day in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, where his journey began, according to Rutherford's official website and GWR. He first set off when he was still 16. Rutherford's route spanned 52 countries across five continents on a specially prepared ultralight Shark aircraft with cruising speed reaching 300 km/h, according to his website.
Read MoreHe smashed two world records, previously held by his older sister Zara Rutherford, as the youngest person to fly around the world solo and also the youngest person to do so in a microlight aircraft, the GWR website states.Rutherford was just 15 years old when he received his first pilot's licenseHe entered his last leg through the United States, Canada and Mexico before flying back through Europe and landing in Sofia.
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