Ken Wallis
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE, DEng (hc), CEng, FRAeS, FSETP, PhD (hc), RAF (Ret'd) (born 26 April 1916) is one of the leading exponents of autogyros. He has held (in some cases still holds) 34 records relating to them.
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