World record hopefuls pull off runway stunt for charity
Published: September 23, 2004
A team of staff at Marshall’s Aerospace in Cambridge have dragged one of their aircraft a mile along a runway for charity - and think they may have broken a world record at the same time.
The 24 employees were taking part in the fourth annual “plane pull” relay race, in which four teams from Marshall’s compete against another four from RAF Wyton - dragging a Cessna 172 aeroplane behind them.
The teams of six people each drag the plane a quarter of a mile before passing it on - and are sponsored for their efforts. They raised a combined total of almost £3,300 for Macmillan Cancer Relief.
But the Marshall’s teams, who won the relay race, covered the mile in only seven minutes and seven seconds and now believe they may have set a new world record - although no inspectors from the Guinness Book of Records were there to witness it.
Terry Holloway, of Marshall’s, said: “We do a lot of work for Macmillan over the course of the year and the race is now part of our annual calendar.
“They do a fabulous job in the local area, and employees and management are eager to support them.”
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