A British-born Nigerian pilot, Lola Odujinrin, is embarking on a mission to achieve the smallest and lightest non-stop flight between London, England, and Kano, Nigeria, in an aircraft weighing less than 1000kg.
In a statement, Captain Lola said his Guinness World Record, GWR, attempt is a “record-breaking 20-hour endurance flight from London to Nigeria with a first stop in Kano State inside the smallest and lightest aircraft ever.’’
His record attempt is the first of its kind, however, the closest record to his attempt was set by Roberto Bisa from Italy.
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He set the GWR for the longest journey by ultralight aircraft, 25,804 kilometers flying from Istrana, Treviso, Italy, to General Rodriguez, Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1st to 29th of August 2015.
With determination, Captain Lola is attempting to rewrite history again.
On 29th of March 2017 he completed his “One Man, One Plane” journey. He landed at Washington Dulles International Airport, where he departed from in June 2016. Making him the first African and the ninth British pilot to fly around the world alone.
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