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[Riley Blue]

A true great Briton, Ken Wallis died in his sleep earlier this week at the age of 97. I met him just over a year ago at his home when he gave a talk to the Riley Motor Club. A great man in so many ways, he was very modest about his achievements, had a great sense of humour and was happy to hop on one of his autogyros to give us a demonstration flight.

RIP Wing Commander Wallis

[Norfolkjohn]

An event is being held at Old Buckenham airfield on Sunday 29th September to celebrate the life and (many) achievements of Wg Cdr Wallis. Details can be found here :

http://www.oldbuck.com/en/events/a-celebration-of-the-life-of-wing-commander-ken-wallis-mbe/

I was fortunate to meet Wg Cdr Wallis on a few occasions - extremely clever man and a tremendous character. He will be greatly missed.


Wg Cdr Ken Wallis - G-AXAS-21Aug09-049 by norfolkjohn, on Flickr


Wg Cdr Ken Wallis - G-AXAS-21Aug09-028 by norfolkjohn, on Flickr


Wg Cdr Ken Wallis - G-AXAS-21Aug09-004 by norfolkjohn, on Flickr


Austin 7 (Ken Wallis) Brisley 28th July 2012 by norfolkjohn, on Flickr
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[Penman]

Hi
There is a Wallis-Bensen 1959 gyrocopter at MOSI in Manchester.
http://www.mosi.org.uk/explore-mosi/explore-galleries/air-space-gallery.aspx
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