The Wings Over New Zealand Show

Guest: Lindsay Budge Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 30th of October 2015 Duration: 43 minutes 57 seconds (60.3 MB) In this episode Dave Homewood chats with WWII RNZAF veteran Lindsey Budge of Tauranga, who is now aged 96. He was a herd tester before the war,then spent some time in the Army before he transferred to [...]

Guest: Andrew Gormlie Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: Friday 8th of January 2016 Duration: 28 minutes 36 seconds (41 MB) In this episode we hear from Andrew Gormlie of the Classic Flyers Museum in Tauranga about the upcoming “Classics To The Sky” Tauranga City Airshow, taking place on the 23rd of January 2016. He discusses what [...]

Guest: Nat Eichler Host: Dave Homewood and James Kightly Recorded: 15th of November 2015, at Werribee, Australia Duration: 59 minutes 27 seconds In this episode, another in the Wings Over Australia sub-series, co-hosts Dave Homewood and James Kightly are given a guided tour of the magnificent ex-RAAF Consolidated B-24 Liberator restoration at Werribee, near Melbourne, [...]

Guests: Dave Sodastrom, Ewan McArthur and Ashley Briggs Host: Dave Homewood and James Kightly Recorded: 14th of November 2015, at Moorabbin, Australia Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 46 seconds In this episode the “Wings Over Australia” co-hosts Dave Homewood and James Kightly visit The Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Airport near Melbourne, in Australia. [...]

Guest: Phil Vabre and Maurice Austin Host: Dave Homewood and James Kightly Recorded: 13th of November 2015, at Essendon, Australia Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 30 seconds In this episode, in the Wings Over Australia sub-series, co-hosts Dave Homewood and James Kightly are given a guided tour of The Airways Museum at Essendon Airport, Melbourne, [...]

Guests: Gavin Grimmer, Chris Rudge, and the Reverend Richard Waugh Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 1 hour, 7 seconds Recorded: 10th of August 2015 Published: Topic: Over the decades many aeroplanes have simply vanished mid-flight in New Zealand, disappearing without trace. Most are thought to have gone down into the bush-clad [...]

Guest: Noel Kruse Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes, 28 seconds Recorded: 28th of July 2015 Published: 6th of September 2015 Topic: In this episode of the WONZ Show we continue the story of Noel Kruse’s aviation career. He talks about his time as a pilot, Flight Commander [...]

Guest: Bee Dawson Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 43 minutes, 11 seconds Topic: Dave talks with author Bee Dawson about her history-based writing, her RNZAF service, and her RNZAF-themed books, including High Flyers, Spreading Their Wings, Hobsonville, Wigram and her upcoming book on the history of RNZAF Station Lauthala Bay in Fiji.

Guest: Peter Tremayne Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes, 42 seconds Topic: In this second episode with Peter Tremayne we begin by revisiting a few of the stories from episode one to add some corrections and a little more information. We then get into his fascinating post-Air Force career, from [...]

Guest: Peter Tremayne Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes, 5 seconds Topic: In this episode of the “Wings Over New Zealand Show” the host Dave Homewood speaks with Peter Tremayne about his flying in the Royal New Zealand Air Force between 1957 and 1977. Peter trained on Harvards and [...]

Guest: Flight Lieutenant Douglas Stanley Peche Smith, DFC (NZ41948) Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 54 minutes, 20 seconds Topic: In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 97 year old WWII veteran pilot Flight Lieutenant Doug Smith, DFC, about his vivid and colourful memories from his flying days. Doug, who now lives in [...]

Part One – The Wellingtons Guests: Jack Wakefield and the late Nick Carter Co-Hosts: Dave Homewood and Glen Turner Duration: 1 hour, 57 minutes, 38 seconds Topic: This is the first episode in a planned series detailing the long and proud history of No. 75 Squadron – both with the Royal Air [...]

Guest: The late Ron Noice Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes, 34 seconds Topic: In this episode Dave Homewood talks with his late friend Ron Noice, an RNZAF veteran who flew in RAF Bomber Command. Ron was a Navigator-Bomb Aimer, training in New Zealand, Canada and Britain, before being posted [...]

Guest: Frank Parker Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 25 minutes, 24 seconds Topic: In this episode, another recording from the Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet at the New Zealand Warbirds Association hangar at Ardmore, we hear from NZ Warbirds President Frank Parker, who talks about his experiences flying New Zealand’s one and [...]

Guest: Peter Wheeler, Roy Montrowe, Keith Boles, Bill Petersen, Reg Dunbar, Des Hall and Alan Taylor Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 39 minutes, 31 seconds Recorded: 28th of September 2014 Topic: In this section of the Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet we had a panel in which questions were put to [...]

Guest: John Lanham Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 39 minutes, 06 seconds Recorded: 7th of January 2015 Topic: In this episode we hear from well known airshow display pilot John Lanham in his capacity of the Display Director for the famous “Wings Over Wairarapa” airshow which is coming up next week. John [...]

Guest: Mark Helliwell Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 54 minutes, 33 seconds Recorded: 28th of September 2014 Topic: Former RNZAF Strike Wing pilot and current NZ Warbirds pilot Mark Halliwell talks about the history of the McDonnell Douglas A-4K Skyhawk, and what it was like to fly in the Royal New Zealand [...]

Guest: Gavin Trethewey Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 36 minutes, 49 seconds Recorded: 28th of September 2014 Topic: Well known New Zealand Warbirds display pilot and former RNZAF combat pilot Gavin Trethewey talks about the English Electric Canberras that he flew with the Royal New Zealand Air Force through the 1960’s.

Guest: Brett Nicholls Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 38 minutes, 21 seconds Recorded: 28th of September 2014 Topic: New Zealand Warbirds pilot Brett Nicholls talks about his two ex-RNZAF BAC167 Mk.88 Strikemaster jet fighter-trainers, which are based at Ardmore. Brett Nicholls By the way the small music [...]

Guest: Jonathan Pote Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes, 34 seconds Topic: In this episode we hear about the amazing life in aviation that Jonathan Pote has had so far. He’s known to many as a regular article writer for vaious aviation magazines, and we hear about his life from [...]