I thought a few might be interested in this thread on PPRuNe about Ken Wallis.
Shamelessly 'borrowed' from that pprune thread, a few pics;
A truly remarkable gentleman whom I had the pleasure of meeting several years back. I do hope, if I make it to 91 years old, that I can still be that active!!
Rgds
Richard
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Having had a truly horrendous week (recurrent training etc etc) Ken Wallis reminds us why we do so love aviation To echo what alot
of folks at PPrune said - I hope Im still enjoying the industry at 91!!
Phew, thought for a minute we had lost another legend!! Great chap, his displays are on a par with Bob Hoover and Ray Hannah. Go to any open day he sometimes has at his home/museum, you will be stunned with what he can doo.
Just on cue, there is an article by Ken Wallis in the current issue of Aeroplane Monthly about his experience with a barrage balloon cable whilst flying a Wellington in '41.
I don't think it would spoil the ending to say that he survived!