The Wings Over New Zealand Show

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WONZ 361 – Evader

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2026/09/30

Guest: Chris NeweyHost: Dave Homewood Recorded:‎28th of September 2026 Released: 1st of October 2026 Duration:43 minutes Dave Homewoodchats with Chris Newey about his latest book, Evader: On The Run In Wartime Europe – A Brief Account. The book focuses on the story of RNZAF pilot Ron Clark who was shot down in an Avro Lancaster bomber over occupied Europe. Landing by parachute on the Dutch-Belgian border, Ron was helped by locals and was put on the Belgian Lifeline, which

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2:37:27

WONZ 360 – Don Fleming

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2026/09/26

Guest:Wing Commander Donald Ferguson Fleming, retired, RNZAF, known as DonHost:Dave Homewood Recorded: ‎22nd of January 2026 Released: 26th of September 2026 Duration: 2 hour 37 minutes 27 seconds Dave Homewood sits down with Don Fleming, who grew up in the wild back blocks of the Whanganui River in the 1930s and early 40s. He got interested in aviation while at New Plymouth Boy’s High School as a boarder. And he was inspired when Squadron Leader Bob McKay flew the

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1:59:06

WONZ 359 – Peter Pennell

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2026/08/27

Guest: Squadron Leader Peter Pennell, retired, RNZAF NavigatorHost:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎17th of August 2026 Released: 27th of August 2026 Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 6 seconds Dave Homewood sits down with Peter Pennell, a former RNZAF Navigator, for a chat. Peter was posted straight from completion of his training at Wigram to England where he joined No. 75 Squadron RNZAF and began conversion to the English Electric Canberra bomber. The squadron then collected six Canberra

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58:57

WONZ 358 – Bomber County

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2026/08/20

Guest:Dr. Dan Ellin of the International Bomber Command Centre, and Andrew Panton of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East KirkbyHost:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎28th of July 2026 Released: 21st of August 2026 Duration:58 minutes 56 seconds Lincolnshire is Bomber County, remembered as the heart and home of RAF Bomber Command in WWII (even though a lot of Bomber Command stations were also situated in Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire and beyond, too.) In this episode Dave

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53:25

WONZ 357 – WOB: Tangmere Aviation Museum

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2026/08/15

Guest: Paul Waite of the Tangmere Aviation MuseumHost:Dave Homewood Recorded: ‎18th of July 2026 Released: 15th of August 2026 Duration: 53 minutes 25 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits the Tangmere Aviation Museum and he speaks with the museum manager Paul Waite. The museum is situated on the former RAF Tangmere airfield, famous as a front line station in the defence of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain, and as a base for numerous Fighter Command an No. 2

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1:56:54

WONZ 356 – Wings Over Britain: Newark Air Museum

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2026/08/09

Guest:Howard HeeleyHost:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎15th of July 2026 Released:9th of August 2026 Duration:1 hour 56 minutes 54 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits the Newark Air Museum, at former RAF Winthorpe, situated at Coddington, just outside of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire. Dave was hosted by Howard Heeley, Secretary & Museum Trustee, who has had a long affiliation with the museum, and was the perfect person to talk about the history of the site and the

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2:33:12

WONZ 355 – Clive Estcourt

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2026/07/09

Guest:Clive Woodward Estcourt NZ391045, Pilot, Bomb Aimer (14th of October 1917 – 17th of Aug 2017)Host:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎13th of August 2013 Released:9th of August 2026 Duration:2 hour 33 minutes 11 seconds Clive Estcourt had been a commercial artist and signwriter in Hamilton in 1939 when the war broke out, and he immediately volunteered to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He was sent to the newly-opened RNZAF Station Ohakea in the Manawatu region, and became one

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55:28

WONZ 354 – Maximum Effort

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2026/06/06

Guests: Don Simms and Chris NeweyHost:Dave Homewood Recorded: ‎1st of June ‎2026 Released: 6th of June 2026 Duration: 55 minutes 27 seconds “Maximum Effort” was a docu-drama made by the Ministry of Information during WWII about a crew of a No. 75 (NZ) Squadron Avro Lancaster bomber based at RAF Mepal in mid-1944. In this episode Dave Homewood, Don Simms and Chris Newey discuss the making of this film, the real life characters who appear as themselves, and the

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1:06:13

WONZ 353 – John de Hoop

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2026/05/28

Guest: Fling Officer John de Hoop (RAF 1810752, 191161) Wireless Operator-Air GunnerHost:Dave Homewood Recorded: ‎19th of November 2013 Released: 29th of May 2026 Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 13 seconds John de Hoop was a Londoner who joined the Royal Air Force in 1943, and trained as a Wireless Operator-Air Gunner. The following year he was posted to No. 75 (NZ) Squadron at RAF Mepal, as a Wireless Operator on Avro Lancasters, in the crew captained by New Zealand pilot F/Lt Wylie

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1:55:48

WONZ 352 – Les Olsen: RNZAF Armourer

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2026/05/24

Guest: Warrant Officer Leslie James Olsen N74992Host:Dave Homewood Recorded: ‎18th of March ‎2026 Released: 24th of May 2026 Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 48 seconds Les Olsen joined the RNZAF as a Boy Entrant in January 1952. He trained as an Armourer in 1953, and ended up working on numerous units and squadrons over the next two and a half decades, working on guns, cannons, ejection seats, helicopter winches, torpedoes, turrets and more. Les serviced armament equipment on

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1:02:22

WONZ 351 – Stuart McIntyre

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2026/05/15

Guest: Air Commodore Stuart McIntyre CBE, DFCHost:Dave Homewood Recorded: ‎25th of ‎August ‎2025 Released: 15th of May 2026 Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 21 seconds Air Commodore Stuart McIntyre CBE, DFC joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force on the 31st of August 1949. Following an elongated flying training phase, he converted onto the then-new de Havilland Vampires. He ended up deployed to Cyprus with No. 14 Squadron in 1952, and then returned to Ohakea, New Zealand and No. 75

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3:14:56

WONZ 350 – Biggin Hill Hangar WONZ Forum Meet

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2026/05/09

Guest Speakers:Brendon Deere, Tim Costley MP, SQN LDR Craig Clark, FLT LT Stu Glendinning, Roger Dalziell, and SQN LDR Michael WilliamsHost:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎28th of February 2026 Released:9th of May 2026 Duration:3 hours 14 minutes 55 seconds In this bumper-sized 350th episode in the Wings Over New Zealand Show podcast series, we hear the various presentations given at the Biggin Hill Hangar WONZ Forum Meet at RNZAF Base Ohakea. We were very fortunate to be hosted by Brendon

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57:40

WONZ 349 – The Ventura Hunters

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2026/04/14

Guests:Bil Thuma, Don O’Rorke, Arthur Palmer and Dave O’MalleyHost:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎24th of ‎March ‎2026 Released:14th of April 2026 Duration:57 minutes 40 seconds A search is currently underway with the aim of locating the remains of a missing Lockheed Ventura, AE665, which vanished in WWII off the eastern coast of Canada. The crew onboard were an ANZAC crew who included the pilot and captain, P/O Donald Shaw Cormack RAAF, the navigator P/O Stanley Joseph James

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1:15:27

WONZ 348 – RNZAF Helicopter Procurement

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2026/02/28

Guest:Wing Commander Barry “Patch” NelsonHost:Dave Homewood Recorded:‎29th of ‎December ‎2025 Released: 1st of March 2026 Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes 26 seconds Have you ever wondered what is involved when a new aircraft type is selected for service in the Royal New Zealand Air Force? In this episode of the Wings Over New Zealand Show, Dave Homewood speaks with Wing Commander Barry “Patch” Nelson on this very topic. Patch was in charge if the Royal New

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45:35

WONZ 347 – Flying Boat Month: Grant Harnish

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2026/02/19

Guest: Grant HarnishHost: Dave Homewood Recorded: 19th of February 2026 Released: 20th of February 2026 Duration: 45 minutes 34 seconds In this Wings Over New Zealand Show “Flying Boat Month” episode Dave Homewood speaks with Grant Harnish of Salt Air in the Bay of Islands. Grant owns and flies ZK-CFA, which is the only airworthy Grumman Widgeon flying boat in the Southern Hemisphere. Grant talks about operating the Widgeon, and also sistership Widgeon ZK-AVM, commercially with

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1:00:53

WONZ 346 – Flying Boat Month – David Berger

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2026/02/14

Guest: David BergerHosts:Dave Homewood Recorded:11th of February 2026 Released: 14th of February 2026 Duration: 1 hour 53 seconds In this Wings Over New Zealand Show “Flying Boat Month” episode Dave Homewood speakswith David Berger, who is an ex-pat British doctor who lives in Fernmount, NSW, in Australia, and works in Broome, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. But he has a hangar at Omarama, Central Otago, and he spends a fair bit of time in this country flying his

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58:07

WONZ 345 – Flying Boat Month – David Wilkinson

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2026/02/08

Guest:David Wilkinson, SAANZ President Hosts:Dave Homewood Recorded:22nd of January 2026 Released:8th of February 2026 Duration: 58 minutes 06 seconds In this Wings Over New Zealand Show “Flying Boat Month” episode Dave Homewood speakswith David Wilkinson, who is President of the Sport Aircraft Association of New Zealand. He is also owner and pilot of a small fleet of aeroplanes, with his latest addition being a Taylor Coot flying boat that he has restored after it was

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44:58

WONZ 344 – Andy Love on Warbirds Over Wanaka 2026

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2026/02/02

Guest: Andy LoveHosts:Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of February 2026 Released: 2nd of February 2026 Duration: 44 minutes 58 seconds In this episode Andy Love, air display coordinator of the upcoming Warbirds Over Wanaka 2026 International Airshow gives a rundown of what the public can expect to see, and he warns that tickets are selling out fast. The three-day show over Easter Weekend – 3rd to 5th of April 2026 – is looking to be a very good one with some spectacular

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3:52:49

WONZ 343 – Flying Boat Month – Paul Dalley

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2026/01/31

Guest: Paul Dalley, aka Seaplane PaulHosts:Dave Homewood Recorded: 10th of January 2026 Released: 1st of February 2026 Duration: 3 hour 52 minutes 49 seconds In this extra-length Wings Over New Zealand Show “Flying Boat Month” episode Dave Homewood speaks with Paul Dalley, who grew up with aviation around him thanks to his grandfather Ian Henry, a well-known propeller maker. Paul talks about learning to fly, his adventures flying his Piper Cub in Japan while running

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1:33:35

WONZ 342 – Mark Hillier

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2026/01/12

Guest:Mark Hillier Hosts:Dave Homewood Recorded:6th of January 2026 Released:13th of January 2026 Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 35 seconds In this Wings Over New Zealand Show episode Dave Homewood speaks with Mark Hillier, who is a recreational pilot, a historian, an author and he is Head of Operations at Spitfires.com, the adventure rides company based at Goodwood Aerodrome, Westhampnett, in West Sussex, UK. Mark discusses his background in aviation, and talks about Spitfires.com

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