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A British boy, 17, has become the youngest pilot to fly solo around the world.

Mack (CORR) Rutherford set off on the daredevil mission from an air base in Sofia, Bulgaria in March.

Over his five-month trip, Mack headed from Bulgaria to Cagliari in Sardinia, on to Africa, visiting Congo, Madagascar and Mauritius.

He then headed north to UAE, to India, China, South Korea and Japan, before flying to Alaska and continuing along the west coast of America to Mexico.

Mack then flew north again along the east coast to Canada, crossing the Atlantic, before stopping in Iceland, the UK and finally Sofia, Bulgaria

Throughout his trip, Mack has faced sandstorms in Sudan, Dubai's extreme heat, airport closures in India and electrical failures in the system which pumps his reserve fuel to the aircraft’s main tanks.

Mack, who attends boarding school in Dorset, and has dual British-Belgian nationality, was born in a family of aviators.

His father Sam is a professional ferry pilot, his mother Beatrice is a private pilot.

Mack, who lives on the outskirts of Brussels, Belgium, said: “I have been fortunate to have had a family that has been able to help me progress in my flying.

''But no matter what background you have I believe it is never too early to work towards your dreams and you shouldn’t limit yourself by others’ expectations.”

Mack has wanted to be a pilot since aged three and qualified for his pilot licence in September 2020.

At the time, this made him the youngest pilot in the world, aged 15 years and two months.

Mack has flown hundreds of hours with his dad, who is a professional pilot. The flights included two Trans-Atlantic crossings.

Since he became a pilot, he has been planning his solo flight around the globe.