A Texas man folded 250 paper planes in one hour — an average of four per minute — and proved they could fly to attempt a Guinness World Record.
Tyler resident Richard DeFreece, who first applied to Guinness World Records two years ago, said he got the go-head for his official attempt in December 2025, and he made his try at the record on Saturday.
DeFreece managed to fold 250 paper planes in the allotted time, besting the goal of 200 set by Guinness World Records.
Each plane was tested by an official at the end of the attempt to ensure they were all airworthy.
“It feels awesome,” DeFreece told the Tyler Morning Telegraph. “It’s a lot of hard work and practice that went into it and I’m glad to get the record.”
He said breaking a world record is a longtime goal.
“I have always wanted to break a world record and I started thinking, ‘What can I possibly do?’ because I’m not the fastest and I’m not the strongest, so I started looking at obscure records,” DeFreece said. “I contacted Guinness and they said the record was 200 for paper airplanes and I was like, ‘OK, I think I can break that.'”
Evidence from DeFreece’s attempt must now be reviewed by Guinness World Records to become official.
