Britain's Oldest Skydive in Suffolk

    Manette Baillie on her 102nd birthday skydive. Picture credit: UK Parachuting Services Ltd/Goldster

    A 102 year old woman from Benhall near Saxmundham has become the oldest in Britain to do a skydive.

    Manette Baillie took the jump at Ellough Airfield near Beccles to celebrate her birthday.

    It’s not the first time Manette has been on a daredevil challenge… she drove around Silverstone in a Ferrari at 130mph for her 100th birthday.

    Congratulations on your 102nd Manette!

     

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