FEARLESS pensioner Dawn Goodson will be getting a unique view of this year's Bournemouth Air Festival.

Not content with watching on the beach with the rest of us, the 85-year-old daredevil will be taking a bird's eye view when she completes a wing walk during the event's opening day.

What's even more remarkable, is that Dawn - who completed the Bournemouth Zip Wire Challenge in 2014 - is only dong the stunt because officials barred her from doing a parachute jump.

Not surprising really, seen as the Poole resident suffers from osteoporosis and has broken her back...TWICE.

Dawn, who is wingwalking in memory of her husband, John, who passed away last year after battling Motor Neurone Disease, has already completed a test flight in Oxfordshire.

She told the Daily Echo: "I was only up for about ten minutes, but I don't think the pilot thought that an 85-year-old would be able to climb on the wing without a ladder.

"I was originally booked to do a skydive, but I had to get a medical certificate. Because I've broken my back twice and I've got osteoporosis, they said they couldn't guarantee my safety, even doing a tandem jump.

"So I thought I'd do a wing walk instead."

Dawn, of Balcombe Road, is doing the charity wingwalk - scheduled to take place over Bournemouth beach on Thursday afternoon - in aid of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA). She has been sponsored by Rathbone Investment Management, Lymington, and has already raised almost £3,500 of her £5,000 target.

Recalling her test flight earlier this year, Dawn said: "They belt you in, it is great. But it is very cold. Someone lent me a dry suit but they wouldn't let me wear that because apparently they blow up like Michelin Man and throttle you."

She also joked: "I told the pilot 'don't worry I'm not going to wear a bikini', because it gets pretty cold up there and we fly at 100mph."

Visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/4dawn to sponsor Dawn for her effort.

Dawn's flight will take place over the East Cliff around 1.20pm on Thursday, August 18.