The 97-year-old British woman performed the aerial feat on a biplane.
Neville Hawkins
Betty Bromage has broken her own Guinness World Record for being the oldest female wing walker. The British woman performed the feat at 97 years old by flying on the wing of a biplane.
Wing walking is a discipline involving standing on the wings of an airplane in flight. In the sport, participants are secured to the wings by straps.
Age of Betty Bromage during her record-breaking flight
During her record-breaking performance, Betty Bromage executed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds of up to 240 km/h, and she stated in French, 'Moi, je ne vois plus très bien et ça me frustre un peu. Alors, je veux faire des choses dont je suis encore capable,' adding that proceeds from the feat will support healthcare workers who treated her after her stroke last year — this marks her fifth time achieving the record, having previously held it four years ago.
During her record-breaking performance, Betty Bromage executed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds of up to 240 km/h, and she stated in French, 'Moi, je ne vois plus très bien et ça me frustre un peu. Alors, je veux faire des choses dont je suis encore capable' — a sentiment reflecting her determination despite vision loss; proceeds from the stunt will be donated to healthcare workers who treated her after her stroke last year, marking her fourth time achieving this record.
During her record-breaking performance, Betty Bromage executed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds of up to 240 km/h, and she stated in French, 'Moi, je ne vois plus très bien et ça me frustre un peu. Alors, je veux faire des choses dont je suis encore capable'; the proceeds from the feat will be donated to healthcare workers who treated her after her stroke last year, marking her fourth time achieving this record.
During her record-breaking performance, Betty Bromage executed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds of up to 240 km/h, and she stated in French, 'Moi, je ne vois plus très bien et ça me frustre un peu. Alors, je veux faire des choses dont je suis encore capable,' adding that proceeds from the feat will support healthcare workers who treated her after last year’s stroke — this marks her fifth time achieving the record, having previously held it four years ago.
During her record-breaking wing walk, Betty Bromage performed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds of up to 240 km/h, and she revealed that the funds raised will support healthcare workers who treated her after her stroke last August — an event that affected only her speech, according to her, while she remains otherwise well. She also shared that her visual impairment and inability to drive have not deterred her, stating, 'I want to do the things I can do,' and confirmed this was her sixth wing walk since age 87, with plans to set a special goal for her 100th birthday.
During her record-breaking wing walk, Betty Bromage performed a loop and a roll while resisting speeds of up to 240 km/h, using special safety equipment; she revealed her stroke last August only affected her speech, and she is otherwise fine, adding that her visual impairment and inability to drive motivate her to pursue daring feats — a sentiment echoed by onlookers who praised her resilience — while she plans a special challenge for her 100th birthday and donates proceeds to healthcare workers who cared for her post-stroke.
During her record-breaking wing walk, Betty Bromage performed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds of up to 240 km/h, and despite visual impairment and recent speech difficulties from a stroke last August, she emphasized she is otherwise well — a feat made possible by professional safety teams and special equipment. The funds raised will support hospital staff and patients at Cheltenham and Gloucester, echoing her lifelong commitment to kindness, inspired by a message she once saw while working as a nurse, and she plans to mark her 100th birthday with another special challenge.
Betty Bromage performed a loop and a roll during her wing walking feat on August 4, reaching speeds of up to 240 km/h, and successfully validated her record by remaining airborne for five minutes including takeoff and landing; she stated her stroke last August only affected her speech, and she is otherwise fine, while also revealing the funds raised will support equipment for patients and staff at the stroke ward where she was treated, inspired by a message she saw while working as a nurse.
Betty Bromage performed a loop and a roll during her wing walking feat on August 4, reaching speeds of up to 240 km/h, and raised funds for the stroke ward at Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospital, where she was treated after a stroke last August that affected only her speech; she also revealed she had previously held the record four years ago and plans a special challenge for her 100th birthday, citing her visual impairment and frustration with lost abilities as motivation to do what she still can.
During her wing walking feat on August 4, Betty Bromage, 97, performed a loop and a roll while enduring speeds up to 240 km/h, raising funds for the stroke ward that cared for her after her August 2025 stroke—which affected only her speech, she said—and she plans to attempt another challenge for her 100th birthday; she has now completed six wing walks since age 87, and despite visual impairment and difficulty climbing onto the wing due to her short stature, she emphasized, 'I want to do the things I can do,' echoing her belief that 'all the good we can do... let's do it now.'
Betty Bromage, who performed her record-breaking wing walk on August 4, executed a loop and a roll during the flight, enduring speeds up to 240 km/h, and raised funds specifically for the stroke ward where she received care after her August 2025 stroke — an event that affected only her speech, according to her, while she remains otherwise well. She stated her motivation stems from frustration over declining vision and inability to drive, and plans to undertake another special challenge for her 100th birthday, having now completed six wing walks since age 87.
Betty Bromage, who performed her record-breaking wing walk on August 4, executed a loop and a roll at speeds up to 240 km/h despite visual impairment and recent stroke-related speech difficulties, and stated her motivation was to avoid boredom and do what she still can; the funds raised will support equipment for the stroke ward where she was treated, with hospital charity representative Imogen Sims calling her challenge 'incredible'.
