Pilot completes global ultralight flight
A Slovenian pilot has completed a 62,000-mile (99,774km) journey around the globe in a fuel-saving ultralight plane.
Matevz Lenarcic, a biologist and conservationist, took off from Slovenia on January 8.
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Matevz Lenarcic, a biologist and conservationist, took off from Slovenia on January 8.
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