The 19-year-old, who has dual British-Belgian nationality, landed at Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on Thursday, completing an epic 41-country journey spanning over 52,000 kilometers , and broke two Guinness World Records in the process.
When Rutherford departed on August 18, 2021 in a bespoke Shark ultralight aircraft, she believed her aerial escapade would take about three months.But she has been plagued by setbacks, including month-long delays in both Alaska and Russia due to"visa and weather issues," pushing her schedule back eight weeks.
"I was hoping to complete it by Christmas but I guess that's not happening anymore," Rutherford told reporters at Gimpo International Airport iWhile she's flown to an array of destinations, such as Singapore, Egypt and Greece, along with Russia and South Korea, Rutherford has been unable to explore any of them on land due to Covid-19 restrictions.
One of her main aims for this challenge, aside from breaking Waiz's record, was to ensure greater visibility for women in aviation.
How did you convince you’re parents to let you do this? My dad never even let my ass go down the street by myself
You go girl!
Fantastic achievement, she should be up for women of the year. But some bloke will probably win it
Yes daddy, 💸💸💸I did it!! 😂🤣😂
AWESOME!
Maybe she’s the youngest, but she’s not the first. That was Amelia Earhart years and years ago. - Lon
That's awesome. The biggest thing I ever did as a teenager was a chick with low self-esteem because of high weight numbers.
Wow - super impressive
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