Reaching speeds of up to 100mph and flying only yards apart, these breaktaking photographs show how two nine-year-old girls became the world’s youngest formation wingwalkers.
Rose Powell, of Wandsworth, south-west London, and Flame Brewer, of Kensal Rise, north-west London, took to the skies on two of their grandfather’s vintage biplanes over Gloucestershire.
The cousins became the third generation of their families to wingwalk on the Boeing Stearman aircraft when they took off from RFC Rendcomb airfield, near Cirencester.
Exciting: Rose Powell, of Wandsworth, south-west London, and Flame Brewer, of Kensal Rise, north-west London, took to the skies on two of their grandfather's vintage biplanes over Gloucestershire
Good effort: Rose (left) and Flame (right) became the third generation of their families to wingwalk on the Boeing Stearman aircraft when they took off from RFC Rendcomb airfield, near Cirencester
Inspirational nine-year-old formation wingwalkers in action
Achievement: Nine-year-old cousins Rose Powell (left) and Flame Brewer (right) wingwalking over Rendcomb Airfield near Cirencester for charity, becoming the world's youngest formation wingwalkers
They were inspired to undertake the feat by the plight of their six-year-old friend Eli Crossley, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
His parents have set up the Duchenne Children’s Trust to raise money to research a treatment or cure in time to save Eli’s life.
The girls’ grandfather, Vic Norman, was at the controls of Rose’s plane while Martyn Carrington, director of flying at Aerosuperbatics Ltd, piloted Flame’s aircraft.
Helping hand: The parents of their six-year-old friend Eli Crossley have set up the Duchenne Children's Trust to raise money to research a treatment or cure in time to save Eli's life