World record

1998-07-29T00:00:00

Englishman Brian Mitton has completed a round the world flight in a Pegasus flexwing microlight in 120 days. The 38,400km (20,750nm) journey, which was completed on 21 July, beats the previous record of 175 days, which has been held since 1924.

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