Zara Rutherford
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 2002-07-05 ) 5 July 2002 (age 23)
- Education
- St Swithun's School, Winchester
- Known for
- Youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world
- Relatives
- Mack (brother)
- Website
- flyzolo .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Zara
- Family name
- Rutherford
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Brussels-Capital Region
- Occupation
- aircraft pilot
- Languages spoken
- German
- Official website
- flyzolo.com
- Residence
- Brussels
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Encyclopedic overview
Zara Rutherford (born 5 July 2002) is a Belgian-British aviator. At age 19, she became the youngest female pilot to fly solo around the world and the first person to complete a circumnavigation in a microlight aircraft after a five-month journey which began in Kortrijk, Belgium, on 18 August 2021, and ended on 20 January 2022.
Early life
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