He’s now the oldest pilot to cross the Atlantic, helping to fight polio along the way

He’s now the oldest pilot to cross the Atlantic, helping to fight polio along the way

A pair of pilots landed in St. John’s with a handful of world records, and a huge fundraising haul. Ed Galkin, 89, and Peter Teahan, 72, are attempting to circle the Atlantic, landing in 11 countries and raising money to eradicate polio along the way.

Pilot Sets Guinness World Record as Oldest to Fly Across Atlantic

A fundraising and awareness effort to end polio around the world, came to St. John’s this week – and in doing so, set a world record. Eighty-nine-year-old Ed Galkin is now the oldest pilot ever to cross the Atlantic in both directions while flying a single-engine aircraft. Galkin and Peter Teahen are involved in the Flight to End Polio, and have raised more than $2 million for the Rotary Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The Americans started…