Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis MBE CEng FRAeS RAF (26 April 1916 – 1 September 2013)[1] was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor.

Using only Mignet's book, Wallis gathered the materials required, and started to build his own Flying Flea.

He abandoned construction because of widespread adverse publicity about fatal accidents that implied inadequate design of the type.

Following the end of the Second World War, he was involved in research and development, and was awarded a number of patents on his inventions.

On 1 May 1947, he service in the RAF was extended by four years and he transferred to the Technical Branch, with seniority in the rank of flight lieutenant from 1 September 1945.

Wallis worked as Sean Connery's stunt pilot in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice, where he flew one of his WA-116s named Little Nellie.

[13] Between 2006 and 2009, Wallis took part in filming for Into the Wind, a documentary by Steven Hatton featuring the experiences and memories of wartime members of Bomber Command.

Wallis was the President of the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, and Patron of the Wolf Preservation Foundation.

In the 1996 New Year Honours, Wallis received was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to autogyro development".