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Friday, July 1, 2016

Luke Elsworth(19)becomes Britain’s youngest professional pilot


Lots of little boys dream about flying aeroplanes when they grow up.

But only one can say he realised his ambition while still a teenager.


At the tender age of 19, Luke Elsworth is already flying British holidaymakers around the world – after qualifying as the UK’s youngest commercial airline pilot.

The fresh-faced teenager was appointed a first officer with easyJet in April and last week completed his final checks before taking over the controls.

Luke (pictured with his father Paul) completed the course - which included six months on simulators and a stint flying light aircraft in Arizona, USA - in 18 months


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