Dorothy, 104, hoping for record as world’s oldest skydiver

Dorothy Hoffner, 104, falling through the air (Daniel Wilsey via AP)

A 104-year-old woman is hoping to be confirmed as the oldest person to skydive after making a tandem jump and landing 13,500ft later at a US airport.

“Age is just a number,” Dorothy Hoffner told a cheering crowd moments after touching the ground at Skydive Chicago Airport in the Illinois town of Ottawa, the Chicago Tribune reported.