Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Richard Small Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 15 seconds Topic: Richard is the CEO of Waikato Aero Club, based at Hamilton Airport. He’s also the President of the Royal New Zealand Aero Club (also known as Flying NZ). In this episode he talks about his own [...]
Episode Fifty – Ardmore Special Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Niqui Taylor, Paul McSweeny, Roy King, Warren Denholm, Brett Nicholl and John “JK” Kelly Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 29 seconds Topic: This special episode marks fifty episodes for the series so far, and was recorded at Ardmore Airport, where host Dave Homewood talks [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Noel Kruse, introduced by Roger Cruickshank Duration: 43 minutes 25 seconds Topic: This episode was recorded live at the Hamilton Airport Motor Inn on the evening of the 12th of July 2013, at the Royal New Zealand Aero Club Annual Dinner. The guest speaker was Noel Kruse, and he [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Peter McQuarters (aka Peter Mac) and Jason McQuarters (aka Jason Mac) Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes 18 seconds Topic: In this episode Dave chats with father and son, Peter and Jason McQuarters. Peter has been involved with aviation preservation since he was a teenager, when [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Noel Kruse Duration: 54 minutes 45 seconds Topic: More wonderful and action packed memories from kiwi-born former RAAF test pilot Noel Kruse. In this episode he is still a test pilot at the Testing and Ferry Flight, No. 3 Aircraft Depot, at RAAF Amberley – but this episode covers [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Noel Kruse Duration: 1 hour 37 seconds Topic: Following the completion of his operational tour at Butterworth, RAAF Sabre pilot Noel Kruse was hoping on his return to Australia to be placed onto a Fighter Instructor’s Course. However to his shock and dismay he found he was actually posted [...]
Episode Forty Five – The Mosquito Honour Dinner Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Peter McQuarters, Frank Parker, Peter Fahey, Peter Anderson, Allan George, Glyn Powell, Warren Denholm, Jerry Yagen, Richard Gates, Keith Skilling and Dave Phillips Duration: 53 minutes Topic: On the eve of the de Havilland Mosquito KA114 making its debut flight at [...]
Episode Forty Four – Skyhawk Pilot Barry “Patch” Nelson Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Barry “Patch” Nelson Duration: 40 minutes, 16 seconds Topic: Dave talks with Wing Commander Barry “Patch” Nelson, who flew the McDonnell Douglas A-4K Skyhawk with the Royal New Zealand Air Force from 1987 through till 1997. During that time he [...]
Episode Forty Three – Alistair Marshall Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Al Marshall Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 27 seconds Topic: Dave talks with Christchurch-based pilot and aero engineer Al Marshall. Formerly an RNZAF aircraft technician-turned-pilot, and currently a Boeing 737 First Officer with Virgin Australia, Al is better known for leading the restoration [...]
Episode Forty Two – Classic Fighters 2013 Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Dave Johnson, Colin Owers, Tony Wytenburg, Jessica Cooper, Melanie Salsbury, Jan Chisum, Jerry Chisum, Al Marshall Duration: 1 hour, 03 minutes, 16 seconds Topic: In this airshow special I wandered around the various stands and displays at Classic Fighters airshow at Omaka, [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Noel Kruse Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes, 13 seconds Topic: In part six of Noel Kruse’s fascinating life story we hear his memories of flying the CAC Avon Sabre Mk. 32 fighter jets of the RAAF detachment at the Thai base of Ubon. Their role was [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Phil Furner, Peter Wheeler and John Wilding Duration: 51 minutes, 24 seconds Topic: Dave Homewood interviews Phil Furner, Peter Wheeler and John Wilding about New Zealand’s only preserved Avro Lancaster, ND752 (formerly WU13). They discuss the history, acquisition, restoration and preservation of the Lancaster, and also what the aircraft [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Noel Kruse Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes, 06 seconds Topic: Noel Kruse continues his story as a fighter pilot, now flying the CAC Avon Sabre Mk. 32 jets with No. 3 Squadron RAAF and No. 77 Squadron RAAF at RAAF Butterworth in Malaysia during the Indonesian Confrontation conflict.
Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Noel Kruse Duration: 1 hour, 12 minutes, 10 seconds Topic: In this episode Noel tells us about his time with No. 76 Squadron RAAF at Williamstown and Darwin, flying CAC Sabres in peacetime and in a time of war. Noel Kruse next to a painting [...]
Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Graham Orphan Duration: 45 minutes, 24 seconds Topic: In this episode we hear from Graham Orphan, the man in charge of the world renowned Classic Fighters airshow held every second Easter at Omaka Aerodrome at Blenheim, Marlborough, at the top of the South Island of New Zealand. We hear [...]
Peter Wheeler and the New Zealand Bomber Command Association Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Peter Wheeler Duration: 37 minutes, 16 seconds Topic: In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Peter Wheeler of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association about the history and current activities of the NZBCA Quick Links: • The New [...]
Guest: Noel Kruse Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 1 hour, 13 minutes, 50 seconds Recorded: 22nd of February 2013 Topic:. In this third interview Noel Kruse details his conversion training onto the CAC Avon Sabre, the Australian-built and improved version of the famous North American F-86 Sabre fighter jet. Noel [...]
Guest: Noel Kruse Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 36 minutes, 56 seconds Recorded: 15th of February 2013 Topic:. In this second episode in the series, Noel talks to Dave about his flying training experiences in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1962, where he re-learned all about flying in CAC Winjeels and de [...]
Guest: Noel Kruse Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 36 minutes Recorded: 15th of February 2013 Topic:. Dave Homewood talks with pilot and author Noel Kruse in the first of a series of episodes covering Noel’s more than 51 years in aviation in Australia and New Zealand. In this episode Noel talks about his [...]
Guests: Carla McKnight Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes, 48 seconds Recorded: 22nd of January 2013 Topic:. Dave Homewood talks with Cambridge-based artist Carla McKnight, who specialises in painting warbirds, horses and other animals in acrylics. Carla is soon moving away from Cambridge to Auckland due to a change in [...]