Weird NewsWEIRD NEWS
99-year-old woman becomes world's oldest wing walker
A British woman marked her ninety-ninth birthday with a wing walk, which Guinness World Records recognizes as the oldest ever; the stunt has no age limit.
On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Late Night BBNPublished
Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBNWatch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on this story, from Late Night BBN at 12:56 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are UPI's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by UPI: “Watch: 99-year-old woman becomes world's oldest wing walker”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 12:56 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger; aired 3 times.
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA British woman celebrated her ninety-ninth birthday by wing walking and became the oldest person ever to do it, UPI reports.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThat is spiritually Florida, Hank. A retirement community, but with altitude, and a wing instead of a lanai.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe is British. It happened in Britain. Florida is not involved at any point.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSure, but the sun was out somewhere, and I bet somebody there had a shuffleboard cue.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody had a safety harness. That is the detail I care about.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNinety-nine years old, standing on the wing of a plane, and she's still got more guts than most people half her age.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFlorida Man Rating: five alligators, mostly because she never once asked to come down.
More Shorts
All videos →
Photo: ESO/L. Calçada/M.Kornmesser · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Jonas Bergsten · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
Photo: Nielsoncaetanosalmeron · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
Also on air
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Saturday, October 17, 2026 · the Weird News archive · all months
More in Weird News
All Weird News →Explain It Like I'm Five: What is a black hole?
The first image of a black hole, in the galaxy M87, was released in 2019; it shows hot glowing gas around a dark center.
3,156-pound pumpkin grown in Rhode Island is inspected for possible…
Inspectors are weighing the gourd for a possible world record; at over three thousand pounds, it outweighs most compact cars.
Use It in a Sentence: Boondoggle
The word was coined in 1929 by American scout leader Robert H. Link for a braided neckerchief ring; it now means something far less useful.
The BBN Review: Toothbrush
William Addis is believed to have made the first mass-produced toothbrush in the UK in 1780; our critic reviews it with rather less enthusiasm.