Would you have the courage to stand on a plane in mid-flight?
He did it at 95.
Ivor Button is fearless.
Even at his age, nothing could discourage him from taking up the challenge and putting his name in the Guinness Book of Records.
“In the past, I've done hot air ballooning, gliding and microlighting.
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Aviation has been his passion since childhood.
During the Second World War he joined the Gloucestershire Airport crew.
This April 9, he flew over this same city, attached to the wings of an airplane.
The stunt allowed him to collect money for the NGO “Ataxia UK”.
The retiree wants to raise awareness about ataxia, this neuromuscular disease that affects movement, speech and motor coordination because “many people in my family have it,” explains Ivor.