The Wings Over New Zealand Show

Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Peter McQuarters (aka Peter Mac) and Jason McQuarters (aka Jason Mac) Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes 18 seconds Released: 20th of July 2013 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 he founded the group the became the now very popular Ashburton Aviation...

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 served with both No. 2 Squadro...

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.

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 earliest involvement in aviation from the age of 10, and working for the Royal Victorian A...

Guests: Bill Reid, Robin Reid Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 20 minutes, 15 seconds Recorded: 19th of January 2013 Topic: . Dave Homewood recorded a full engine run of the Reid family’s Avro Anson Mk. 1 from inside the cabin, whilst at the Wings Over Wairarapa 2013 Airshow. This short special should hopefully share with listeners a little of the experience being inside this wonderful old 1930...

Episode Twenty Seven – Forum Meet at Don Subritzky’s Collection, 30th of September 2012 Guests: Gordon Glynn, Bob De La Hunty, John Beeching, Murray Lane, James Kightly and special guest Jerry Yagen Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 47 minutes, 30 seconds (Recorded 30th September 2012) Topic: . This recording includes most of the guest speakers who spoke at the Wings Over New Zealand Aviat...

Guest: Laurence Harcourt “Bunty” Bunt, RNZAF, NZ405799 Host: Dave Homewood Duration: 67 minutes, 54 seconds Topic: Flying Officer Laurence Bunt, NZ405799, known as Bunty to all his mates, is a local legend around the Marlborough region. One of the enthusiastic team of guides at the Aviation Heritage Centre at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim, Bunty travels regularly to the AHC from his home i...

Host: Dave Homewood Guests: Jim Mungall and Don Subritzky Duration: 55 minutes, 7 seconds Topic: In this episode we discuss the history of the Hawker Hind in service with the Royal New Zealand Air Force from 1940 till 1943. Our guests are well known aircraft collector Don Subritzky and Hind owner and historian Jim Mungall. The Hind was used by the RNZAF as an intermediate pilot trainer at No. 3 Se...