Teen pilot touches down in Nairobi on solo flight
By Reuters
04 June 2022 |
1:56 pm
A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday.
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