HE has flown some of the most famous planes in the world, including the oldest original flying aircraft, a 1909 Bleriot.
Now Scottish pilot David Mackay is preparing to make his own aviation history, when he captains the first commercial flight into space.
The 55-year-old, who grew up in Sutherland, is the chief pilot of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic organisation which hopes to take paying customers into space by the end of 2013.
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