Youngest pilot grounded after lying about fainting

A man believed to have qualified as Britain’s youngest commercial pilot will never fly again after lying about his medical history, a court heard.

In 2016, Bradley Gosney, then 17, stated on forms that he had no medical problems when he had in fact reported several episodes of fainting and collapsing fits in the years prior.

The 20-year-old from Blackpool admitted two counts of fraud and was given a two-year community order by Preston Crown Court.