Heroes attempt world first South Pole flights
Kat Janes is one of seven wounded military personell undertaking the South Pole challenge
AN RAF Boulmer servicewoman is one of seven wounded military heroes aiming for a trio of firsts by flying microlights to the South Pole.
Seven disabled service personnel will pilot the aircraft for an expedition no-one has done before.
Flight lieutenant Kat Janes, an aerospace battle manager from Alnwick, is one of those in training ahead of a planned attempt in December 2014.
The 37-year-old, who has had difficulty walking since she caught an infection in Cyprus in 2007, is delighted to be selected.
“It’s completely different to anything I have ever done before,” she said. “I do like flying and I have never flown a microlight before. It will be a whole new experience being open to the elements.”
If successful, the mission would be the first to fly flexwing microlights in Antarctica, the first to the South Pole and the first to fly over Mount Vinson, the continent’s highest point.
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