WWII veteran in speed record bid

WORLD War II veteran and ex-James Bond stuntman, aged 94, will have to leave his native Britain to attempt to break his world speed record in an autogyro due to speed restricting red tape.

Ken Wallis, MBE, wants to reach a new break-neck pace of 225km/h over 3km in his amazing hand-built twin propeller machine.

The retired RAF wing commander, who flew Little Nellie in the 1967 Bond film You Only Live Twice, set the world speed record in 2002 when his autogyro hit 207km/h.