The Wings Over New Zealand Show

Guests:  Andrew Lewis and Allan Winn Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Andrew Lewis and Allan Winn at the Brooklands Museum, at Weybridge, Surrey, in England. Brooklands was the home of British motor racing, and also the home of Vickers Weybridge, a [...]

Guests:  Lee Howard and Rob Jones Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 28th of June 2023 Duration: 57 minutes In this episode Dave Homewood talks with naval aviation historian Lee Howard and Navy Wings’ marketing manager Rob Jones during a walk around the Navy Wings hangar at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, in Somerset. Aircraft in the hangar included two Fairey Swordfish (one [...]

Guest:  Flight Lieutenant Alan Ross Boyens, RAF (Retired) Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 27th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes, 30 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Ross Boyens, a New Zealander who joined the Royal Air Force in 1972. Following his initial officer training at Wigram with the RNZAF, he then went off to [...]

Guest:  Lewis James Day, MNZM, DFC Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 11th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes, 12 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks via Zoom with Lew Day, who was just five weeks away from turning 100 at the time of the recording, and Lew’s son Brian Day was also sitting in to help [...]

Guest:  Group Captain Jason Easthope, RAAF Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 16th of May 2023 Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes, 41 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks via Zoom with Group Captain Jason Easthope, RAAF. Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Easty became inspired by a visit of the RNZAF Strikemasters to Rotorua, and an airshow they had [...]

Guest:  Bevan Dewes Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 27th of April 2023 Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes, 54 seconds In this episode we welcome back Bevan Dewes to the WONZ Show to discuss the restoration and return to flight of his award winning North American Aviation Harvard Mk. IIA NZ1044, aka ZK-OTU. Bevan purchased the aircraft in [...]

Guest: Gavin Conroy Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of April 2023 Duration: 40 minutes, 32 seconds The Yealands Classic Fighters 2023 Airshow kicks off this week on Good Friday at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim. In this episode Dave Homewood talks with the Airshow Director, Gavin Conroy. Gavin gives a preview of what to expect at [...]

Guest:  James Kightly Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 12th of February 2023 Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes, seconds James Kightly of Australia joins Dave via Zoom to discuss the plans for the upcoming Wings Over Britain tour that Dave is undertaking later this year in late June and through July 2023. They discuss some of the [...]

Guest: Captain Walter Steward (retired), RNZA, Air OP pilot, known as Wally. Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 18th of October 2022 Released:  27th of January2023 Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 46 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood speaks via Zoom with Captain Wally Steward, who was an officer with the Royal New Zealand Artillery, in the New Zealand. [...]

Guests: Wing Commander Blair Oldershaw, No. 40 Squadron CommanderFlight Sergeant Dave Wood, Air Load Master InstructorFlight Sergeant Robyn Claffey, Flight Engineer InstructorWarrant Officer Darryn “Durry” Wells, Maintenance Warrant Officer Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 16th of November 2022 Released: 23rd of December 2020 Duration:  51 minutes 45 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood visits No. 40 [...]

Guests: Wing Commander Glen Donaldson, Commanding Officer of No. 5 SquadronFlight Sergeant Tony Strugnell, Flight EngineerSquadron Leader Paul Barrett, MFC, Flight Engineer, Engineer OfficerFlight Lieutenant Tom Peterson, PilotFlying Officer Holly Graham – Air Warfare OfficerCorporal Nikita Crookbain – Air Warfare Specialist Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 16th of November 2022 Released:  12th of December 2022 Duration: 1 hour 17 [...]

Guest: Brett Emeny Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 24th of November 2022 Released:  30th of November 2022 Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 14 seconds November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least 44 more leased Vampires in Cyprus and Singapore. [...]

Guest: Air Commodore James Barclay AFC, RNZAF (retired) Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 20th of September 2022 Released:  25th of November 2022 Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 11 seconds November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least 44 more leased [...]

Guest: Maynard Roger Hawkins, known as Mayn. Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 21st of July 2022 Released:  18th of November 2022 Duration: 1 hour minutes seconds November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least 44 more leased Vampires in Cyprus [...]

Guest: Flight Lieutenant David James Greenlees 71637 (5 May 1929 – 13 August 2022) Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 21st of July 2022 Released:  11th of November 2022 Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 40 seconds November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, [...]

Guest: Graham Edward “Tommy” Thompson Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 22nd of July 2022 Released:  4th of November 2022 Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 44 seconds November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least 44 more leased Vampires in Cyprus [...]

Guest: Tracy Dixon, Ed Taylor, Gavin Conroy and Frank Parker Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 19th of October 2022 Released:  20th of October 2022 Duration: 53 minutes 56 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood chats with four of the key people behind New Zealand’s biggest airshows, Tracy Dixon (Wings Over Wairarapa), Ed Taylor (Warbirds Over Wanaka), [...]

Guest: David Fairhead Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of August 2022 Released:  30th of August 2022 Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 30 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood chats with British filmmaker David Fairhead, who was the director, producer, editor and main interviewer behind the new feature film ‘Lancaster’ which opens in selected New [...]

Guest: David Stanley Cohu (8 June 1924 – 17 July 2018) Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of October 2015 Released: 17th of July 2022 Duration: 2 hour 14 minutes 18 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood pulled an older interview from his archive that he recorded in 2015 with former pilot, [...]

Guest: Squadron Leader Larry Olsen AFC Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 12th of May 2022 Released:  15th of May 2022 Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 17 seconds Today as this episode is released it is exactly 50 years to the day since the first flight of the first Royal New Zealand Air Force BAC167 Strikemaster Mk. 88, NZ6361. It [...]