Betty Bromage, 97, started wing walking aged 87, and set her first global record at 9315:08, 16 Jul 2026A gran is set to smash her Guinness World Record for being the oldest female wing walker.‌Adrenaline junkie Betty Bromage, 97, started the extreme sport aged 87, and set her first global record at 93. And with her sixth walk booked in for August, she’s now on track to renew her title.‌Betty, who lives in a retirement home in Cheltenham, Gloucs, said: "I remember, donkeys years ago, seeing a Crunchie bar advert, and there was a lady stood on the top of a plane.‌"I moved to a (retirement) house, where they do all the cooking for you and everything, and I thought: `What I'm going to do? There's no shopping, there's no chores.’ I was 87 then, and then that came to me - I thought I'd like to have a go at (wing walking).”By the following year, Betty decided that a straight-forward wing walk was "a bit boring," and asked the pilot to do "something different." She added: "He did what they called a figure of eight, and I thought, oh gosh, we're getting a bit near the ground.”‌Betty first tried the extreme hobby – which involves moving along the wings of an aeroplane during flight – in 2016, following the death of her husband, Donald.Since then, she has completed four more wing walks, including one to celebrate her 90th birthday during the Covid pandemic. And she’s taken part in a string of other hair-raising challenges, including completing Europe’s longest zip line in Snowdonia, north Wales, and abseiling down Cheltenham’s 161-foot-tall Eagle Star building.‌In 2022, aged 93, Betty received the Guinness World Record as the oldest female wing walker when she completed stunts including a loop-the-loop and a barrel roll in aid of palliative care and bereavement charity Sue Ryder.Despite recently suffering a stroke, she’s determined to get back on the wings this summer. The flight, scheduled for August 4 at RFC Rendcomb Airfield in Cirencester, will mark her sixth wing walk and renew her title as the World Record holder.Article continues belowThis time, she is flying to raise money for the stroke unit at Cheltenham General Hospital - who cared for her when she was sick. She said: "The last thing on earth I want to do is lie in bed and have people run around after me."The CEO of Pegasus Homes', which runs Betty’s care home Latheram House, said: "Betty is a truly inspirational individual and living proof that later life should be about new experiences, with age being no barrier to adventure. She is testament to the spirit and active curiosity we aim to foster across our independent living communities. We are all looking forward to cheering her on again in her next record-breaking endeavour; though most of us were happy to do so from slightly closer to the ground."