(Image: Facebook)"Anika would never have been allowed to fly solo by her instructor if he was not 100% confident she was ready and when she did her first solo flight a few days before she didn't put a foot wrong. (Image: Bruce Perkins)DevastatedTearful mum Rika said: “Anika was the joy in our lives and our red-haired little pilot. Her ambition was to travel and see the whole world as a commercial pilot flying a Boeing. (Image: Ambulink Ambulance Service)She had just 24 hours of flight training under her belt and was flying on her second solo flight. "May you spread your wings and fly high with the angels in heaven" it said.

Source: Daily Mirror July 03, 2020 11:02 UTC