A Scots schoolboy has earned his pilot licence before even passing his driving test.
George Walker Jnr, who is following in the footsteps of his late Grandad who flew in the Royal Air Force, has gained his Private Pilot Licence at just 17-years-old. The sixth-year student at Inverurie Academy in Aberdeenshire now hopes to become a commercial pilot with an airline.
As reported by Aberdeen Live, George’s grandad, Bob Southall, flew in a plane affectionately known as “The Whispering Giant.” The aircraft is actually the RAF Bristol Britannia Series 253 C.Mk1 XM496 ‘Regulus’ - one of the last of its kind ever to fly - and is currently on permanent display at Cotswold Airport in England.
