Seven-year-old boy who adores Elon Musk is sensation on Ugandan aviation scene


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  • Thursday, 24 Dec 2020

Ugandan "Captain" Graham Shema, 7, listens to his flight instructor, Simon Wadagu Bruno, about functions of some parts of a Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft at the Entebbe International Airport, in Entebbe, Uganda December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Elias Biryabarema

ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) - A 7-year-old Ugandan boy has become a sensation in his country with his precocious display of aircraft knowledge and budding flying skills.

Graham Shema has been interviewed on local television and his name is prefixed in newspapers and on social media with "Captain". Germany's ambassador and the country's transport minister have invited him for meetings.

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