17-Year-Old Pilot Becomes Youngest Person to Fly Solo Around the World

Anglo-Belgian pilot, Mack Rutherford, 17, speaks with the media after landing at the Buzet airfield in Pont-A-Celles, Belgium, on Aug. 23, 2022. Virginia Mayo/AP Photo

A Belgian British teenager on Aug. 24 became the youngest person to fly around the world by himself.

Mack Rutherford, who is 17 years and 64 days according to Guinness World Records, touched down in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia—where his journey began—to complete a five-month journey across 52 countries.