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German woman, 99, walks on the wing of a moving plane, sets record
She now holds the record as the oldest person to walk on a moving plane's wing, and her verdict afterward was pure excitement; the pilot presumably stayed put.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from Weekend Edition at 7:34 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Indian Express's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Indian Express: “German woman, 99, walks on the wing of a moving plane, creates world record: ‘I was so excited’”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:34 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOkay, the one we teased: a German woman, ninety-nine years old, walked on the wing of a moving plane. She set a world record doing it.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd she told reporters, "I was so excited." Ninety-nine, in the open air, strapped to a wing, and that is her whole review.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNinety-nine. Most people that age are told to avoid stairs, and she picked the one thing that is also moving.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe is proof that your calendar is not your ceiling, Dale. Her ceiling was the sky.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Indian Express reports she is now the oldest person to do it, which is a record with very little competition.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorBecause the others are sensible.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr because nobody else asked. I bet she just said, put me on the wing, and the pilot knew better than to argue.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI once had trouble with a revolving door at the airport. She did a wing.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe wing held. That's the part that worries me about the revolving door.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChat, what is the bravest thing you want to do when you are ninety-nine? Hank is going to say nap.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNap. On a wing.
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