Also Ken Wallis English designer of the STP-Paxton sponsored gas turbine powered Indycar which came close to winning the indy 500 in 1967.
Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE, DEng(hc), PhD(hc), CEng, FRAeS, FSETP FInstTA(hc), RAF (Ret'd) | |
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 Ken Wallis sitting in his autogyro Little Nellie | |
| Born | 26 April 1916 Ely, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 1 September 2013 (aged 97) Dereham, Norfolk, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1939–1964 |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Unit | No. 268 Squadron RAF No. 103 Squadron RAF No. 37 Squadron RAF |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Other work | Leading exponent of autogyros |
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis {{post-nominals|country=GBR-cats|MBE, DEng(hc),PhD(hc),CEng, FRAeS, FSETP, FInstTA(hc),RAF(Ret'd) (26 April 1916 – 1 September 2013)[1] was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions over Germany; after the war, he moved on to research and development, before retiring in 1964. He later became one of the leading exponents of autogyros and earned 34 world records, still holding eight of them at the time of his death in 2013.[2]
- ^ "Ken Wallis: James Bond stunt pilot dies". BBC News. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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