India, Oct. 16 -- A 99-year-old German woman living in England has become the world's oldest wing walker after being inspired by a 97-year-old record-holder she saw on television. Helga Duffy achieved the feat while strapped to the top of a small aircraft in Gloucestershire, raising money for an air ambulance charity.

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According to a BBC report, Duffy decided to attempt wing walking after watching Betty Bromage perform the stunt on the news. Duffy currently lives in a care home in Devizes, Wiltshire, having previously spent many years in Frome, Somerset.

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