‘I don’t do fear’: 102-year-old woman becomes Britain’s oldest skydiver
Second world war veteran Manette Baillie marks birthday with skydive for charity in Suffolk
Baillie, who served with the Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens) in Egypt during the second world war, said before the jump: “You must always look for something new. I was once married to a paratrooper but have never done [a sky-dive] myself..."
Baillie came up with the idea of sky-diving after hearing about a friend’s 85-year-old father who had done a parachute jump – and wanted to do another as soon as he landed. She said at the time: “If an 85-year-old man can do it, so can I.”..
It is not her first adrenaline-fuelled challenge. In the run-up to her 100th birthday, Baillie, who still regularly drives, raced a Ferrari at Silverstone, clocking up speeds of 130mph...
Second world war veteran Manette Baillie marks birthday with skydive for charity in Suffolk
Baillie, who served with the Women’s Royal Naval Service (Wrens) in Egypt during the second world war, said before the jump: “You must always look for something new. I was once married to a paratrooper but have never done [a sky-dive] myself..."
Baillie came up with the idea of sky-diving after hearing about a friend’s 85-year-old father who had done a parachute jump – and wanted to do another as soon as he landed. She said at the time: “If an 85-year-old man can do it, so can I.”..
It is not her first adrenaline-fuelled challenge. In the run-up to her 100th birthday, Baillie, who still regularly drives, raced a Ferrari at Silverstone, clocking up speeds of 130mph...
