ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Kenneth Wallis, retired RAF wing commander, watches aircraft take off from the air traffic control tower during a tour of the base May 24, 2012. Wallis, age 96, served as a pilot during WWII and holds world records for flying autogyros, an aircraft that is a cross between a helicopter and a glider. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Staff Sgt. Anthony Sinatra, (left) 48th Maintenance Operations Squadron weapons standardization lead crew member, gives a briefing about different munitions to Kenneth Wallis, retired RAF wing commander (middle), and the RAF Halton Ex Apprentices group during a base tour of Hangar 6 May 24, 2012. Wallis completed 24 missions over Europe as a pilot of Wellington bombers during WWII and flew the Convair B-36 Peacemaker under General Curtis E. LeMay in 1956. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Kenneth Wallis, retired RAF wing commander (right), stands in front of an F-15E Strike Eagle during a tour of the base with the RAF Halton Ex Apprentices group May 24, 2012. He is recognized as the oldest pilot to set a world flight record for the fastest climb to 3,000 meters on an autogyro at the age of 81. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - Staff Sgt. Robert Legg (right), 48th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, briefs Kenneth Wallis, retired RAF wing commander (left) and the RAF Halton Ex Apprentices group about radar displays in the Radar Approach and Control office May 24, 2012. Wallis, age 96, served as a pilot during WWII and holds world records for flying autogyros, an aircraft that is a cross between a helicopter and a glider. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)
ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England - RAF Squadron Leader Jeremy Neild (left), gives a briefing about flying operations to Kenneth Wallis, retired RAF wing commander (middle) and the RAF Halton Ex Apprentices group during a base tour at the airfield management office May 24, 2012. Wallis has been involved in movies such as ?You Only Live Twice,? where he played James Bond?s double while flying an autogyro. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Connor Estes)