(Thursfield/Iconic Media Group via SWNS)
By Ed Chatterton and Richard Williams
A retired army major with a long history of derring-do has taken to the skies once again to complete a wing walk - aged 94.
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Donald Harrison in Aden, Middle East, in 1967. (Thursfield/Iconic Media Group via SWNS)
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Donald Harrison served in the British Army for more than 20 years. (Thursfield/Iconic Media Group via SWNS)
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