Skydiver Bert Moss jumped to raise funds

Great-grandfather Bert Moss, who lives at the Grosvenor House Residential Home, Duchy Road, Harrogate, decided to mark his birthday by skydiving above an airfield in Grindale, near Bridlington, East Yorkshire.

Mr Moss had both legs amputed for medical reasons in 1997 and undertook his first parachute jump in 1998 - it was an experience that hooked the pensioner.

He plunged piggy-back style attached to an experienced skydiver to raise thousands of pounds for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

Prior to the jump Mr Moss said: "On a beautiful day like this, what more could you ask for?

"At the moment I'm a little short of breath, but waiting with eagerness."

His children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were watching form the airfield as Mr Moss left the aircraft.

Bert Moss during the piggy-back skydive above Grindale

His daughter Brenda Black said: "I'm quite confident, I think it's amazing that he's doing it.

"I think it's absolutely incredible that he's doing it for such a good cause."

After a text book landing Mr Moss said: "I won't do it again. I was very thankful when I got this tap on my shoulder."

The fundraising director for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance John Sutherland told BBC News Online: "Bert's got great spirit. We think he's fantastic.

"The Yorkshire air ambulance is dependant on charitable contributions, so Bert's jump and the money he's raised will make a real contribution to saving lives across Yorkshire."