Autographs of Ken Wallis
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis DSO MBE CEng FRAeS RAF (26 April 1916 – 1 September 2013) 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. More about Ken Wallis
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Born on 26 April 1916 at Ely, he was educated at The Kings' School Ely Cambridgeshire. Wallis developed a practical interest in mechanics, building a motorcycle at the age of 11. In 1936, he was inspired by a demonstration by Henri Mignet of his Mignet HM.14 Pou-du-Ciel ("Flying Flea"). 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.
Wallis took an interest in powerboats which he kept up until 1957, when he won the 56-mile (90 km) long Missouri Marathon. Read even more about Ken Wallis at Wikipedia
Wallis took an interest in powerboats which he kept up until 1957, when he won the 56-mile (90 km) long Missouri Marathon. Read even more about Ken Wallis at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Ken Wallis
The most expensive item with a signature of Ken Wallis (BOND 007 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE signed 10x8 KEN WALLIS - LITTLE NELLIE autogyro) was sold in September 2017 for £89.99 while the cheapest item (Little Nellie You Only Live Twice 007 WA-116 autogyro Ken Wallis Signed Postcard) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2021. The month with the most items sold (3) was September 2019 with an average selling price of £24.95 for an autographed item of Ken Wallis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2020 with £38.09 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.00 was August 2023. In average, an autographed item from Ken Wallis is worth £20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ken Wallis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ken Wallis Aviator Signed Autogyros Little Nellie Photocard James Bond 007 | £19.99 | |
| Ken Wallis Aviator Signed Autogyros Little Nellie Photocard James Bond 007 | £8.55 | |
| Little Nellie You Only Live Twice 007 WA-116 autogyro Ken Wallis *Signed* Cover | £9.99 | |
| Little Nellie You Only Live Twice 007 WA-116 autogyro Ken Wallis Signed Postcard | £0.99 | |
| LIVES KEN WALLIS ENGINEER & AVIATOR. HANCOCK. SIGNED WALLIS. JAMES BOND AUTOGYRO | £34.00 | |
| SIGNED KEN WALLIS POSTCARD/PICTURE. JAMES BOND LITTLE NELLIE THEMED AND RELATED | £10.00 | |
| THE LIVES OF KEN WALLIS SIGNED BY KEN WALLIS. Paperback. | £56.18 | |
| THE LIVES OF KEN WALLIS : Engineer Aviatior * Signed by KEN & AUTHOR * Pb * VGC | £29.99 | |
| The Lives of Ken Wallis by Ian Hancock (Reprinted with amendments (SIGNED) 2008 | £5.00 | |
| The Lives of Ken Wallis Engineer and Aviator Extraordinaire Signed Paperback | £15.00 | |
| The Lives of Ken Wallis Engineer and Aviator Extraordinaire. Signed. | £9.95 | |
| The Lives Of Ken Wallis Paperback Book Signed By Author (Ian Hancock) & Ken | £7.50 | |
| The Lives Of Ken Wallis SIGNED Book | £20.00 | |
| The Lives of Ken Wallis: Engineer and Aviator Extraordinaire *Signed* | £20.00 | |
| The Lives of Ken Wallis: Rare Signed & Flown Limited Edition 51 of 100 | £35.00 | |