Poor weather conditions have scuppered a Swiss adventurer's record-breaking attempt to become the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single jet-propelled wing.
Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman, was due to jump from a plane more than 8,200ft (2,500m) above ground, then fire up jets on his home-made wing and soar across one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
But a late build-up of cloud in the Dover area of Kent put paid to the attempt and it is now looking likely that it will take place on Friday instead.
It is the second setback for 49-year-old Rossy who earlier this week had to postpone the bid, again due to poor weather conditions.
Speaking from Calais, where he was due to take off, Rossy said he "only had one life" and that it was too dangerous to attempt the feat.
He said: "My eyes are my best instruments and in these conditions it's just too dangerous."
Rossy, a former military pilot, aimed to trace the route of French aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot, who became the first person to fly across the Channel in a plane 99 years ago.
Flying at speeds approaching 125mph, the 22-mile televised flight across the Channel was expected to have taken Rossy around 12 minutes to complete.
To achieve the feat, Rossy - a pilot with Swiss International Air Lines - would have had to overcome significant challenges, not least the container ships which will be passing through the sea.
In an interview earlier this week, he said: "If I calculate everything right, I will land in Dover. But if I get it wrong, I take a bath."
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