School pupils throw paper planes in record-breaking attempt
Pupils from numerous schools threw paper planes on Friday morning in an attempt to set a new world record for the highest number of paper planes flown at a single time.
Photo for illustration. Pupils from Fourways High School throw paper planes on Friday morning, 13 September 2019. Picture: Michel Bega
The event formed part of the celebrations of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’s 100th birthday and the planes would be recycled and used as compost in a sustainable garden at Mother of Peace Orphanage near Diepsloot.
Fifteen schools took part across Gauteng and 15,300 planes were thrown at 8.15am.
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