The Wings Over New Zealand Show

Main Speaker:  Louisa Hormann, Archives Technician at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand Other Speakers:  Dave Homewood and W/C Brett Marshall Recorded:  1st of September 2019 Released:  25th of September 2019 Duration:  39 minutes 50 seconds This is the first episode from the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wigra...

Main Speaker:  Des Underwood Other Speakers: Jack Best (Introducing the event), Greg Brownless (Mayor of Tauranga) Recorded:  6th of September 2019 Released:  15th of September 2019 Duration:  1 hour 25 minutes 52 seconds In this episode we hear a recording from the Fourth Annual Jean Batten Lecture, presented by Des Underwood to the Bay of Plenty Branch of the New Zealand...

Guest: Wing Commander Brett Marshall RNZAF, Director of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  2nd of September 2019 Released: 5th of September 2019 Duration:  41 minutes 20 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood sits down with Wing Commander Brett Marshall, RNZAF, who was recently appointed to the role of Director of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand....

Guest:  Warren Denholm of Avspecs Ltd, aka Wal Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  19th of August 2019 Released: 24th of August 2019 Duration:  44 minutes 2 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits Wal Denholm in his office at Avspecs Ltd., the Ardmore-based warbird restoration company, to discuss the restoration and recent success with de Havilland Mosquito FB.6 PZ474. Th...

Guest:  Nevill Clarke F/Lt William Paul Nevill Clarke, AFC, (cvsa). (5 Nov 1921 – 22 Aug 2019) Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  6th of February 2019 Released:  6th of August 2019 Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes 27 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood and Bevan Dewes visited 97-year-old veteran RNZAF pilot Nevill Clarke at his retirement village home in Northco...

Guest:  John Hansen Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  16th of June 2019 Released:  24th of July 2019 Duration:  1 hour 48 minutes 35 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood sat down with aeronautical engineer and recreational pilot John Hansen, in his hangar at his private strip at Pokuru. John talks about his life in aviation, from watching the topdressers as a kid...

Guest:  Bevan Dewes Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  8th of July 2019 Released:  10th of July 2019 Duration:  57 minutes 17 seconds The show is finally back after a long hiatus, and with our 200 Wings Over New Zealand Show. Host Dave Homewood is joined by one of his best friends, Bevan Dewes , who is a pilot who has appeared on the show several times. They look back at the series as it marks t...

Guest:  Bill Rolfe Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  29th of June 2013 Released:  19th of January 2019 Duration:  54 minutes 07 seconds To mark the return to flight of de Havilland Mosquito PZ474 (aka NZ2384, ZK-BCV and N9909F) on the 13th of January 2019, we have a special treat. Dave Homewood has pulled a fascinating and previously unreleased interview from the archive that he did with Bill R...

Guest:  Wing Commander   Chris Pote, RAF Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  7th of January 2019 Released:  11th of January 2019 Duration:  57 minutes 55 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Wing Commander Chris Pote, of the Royal Air Force, who recently in November and December 2018 made an epic flight in a Eurostar light sport aircra...

Guests:  Bevan Dewes and Matt Austin Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  20th of December 2018 Released:  23rd of December 2018 Duration:   2 hours 12 minutes 23 seconds This episode of the WONZ Show sees the return of the popular “The Forum” format where Dave talks with guests Bevan Dewes and Matt Austin in a panel style show. They discuss that latest aviatio...

Guests:  Graeme Gleeson and Dick Ingham Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  8th of December 2018 Released:  14th of December 2018 Duration:   1 hour 10 minutes 43 seconds This episode has the other two speakers at the recent WONZ Christmas Party 2018, which was held at the Fly DC3 Hangar at Ardmore Airport. This follows on from WONZ Episode 195. This episode features two speakers. The first...

Guest:  Allan Emett Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  8th of December 2018 Released:  10th of December 2018 Duration:   59 minutes 57 seconds This episode was recorded live in front of an audience in the Fly DC3 hangar at Ardmore Airport, Auckland, and is the first recording from the WONZ Christmas Party. The speaker is Allan Emett, who trained as a fighter pilot during WWII...

Guest:  John Denton Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  23rd of September 2018 Released:  23rd of November 2018 Duration:   1 hour 38 minutes 43 seconds In this episode John Denton talks about his aviation experiences, from the days when he flew in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and later with Air New Zealand, and with New Zealand Warbirds Association. John trained in the RNZAF on North American Harv...

Speakers: Bruce Cooke (SAANZ Waikato and Bay of Plenty Chapter Secretary) Paula Moore (Flight Operations Team Leader, Recreational Aviation, NZ CAA) Doug Hamilton (Flight Operations Inspector, Recreational Aviation, NZ CAA) Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  3rd of November 2018 Released:  6th of November 2018 Duration:  38 minutes 38 second In this episode we hear a live recording of a talk given by...

Guest:  Denis Pothan Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  22nd of October 2018 Released:  23rd of October 2018 Duration:  1 hour 15 minutes 1 second In this episode Dave sat in the sunshine chatting with former RNZAF Safety and Surface Worker Denis Pothan, who called into Cambridge on his way home after attending the Safety and Surface Trade Reunion at Ohakea. Denis worked initially as an Aircraft Fini...

Guest: Captain Geoff White Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded: 1st of October 2017 Released:  17th of October 2018 Duration:  1 hour 23 seconds In this episode we hear from Geoff White, who was a childhood friend of the legendary pilot Ray Hanna, serving together in the Air Training Corps during the 1940’s. Upon leaving school Geoff joined the RNZAF and trained as a pilot. He spent a lot of his c...

The Jean Batten Lecture 2018 – The History of National Airways Corporation of New Zealand Speakers:  Des Underwood (Royal Aeronautical Society Bay of Plenty Branch Chairman) The Reverend Richard Waugh (Main speaker) Graham Lister (Royal Aeronautical Society Bay of Plenty Branch Committee Member) Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  14th of September 2018 Released:  15th of September 2018 Duration...

Guest:  Edward Francis “Ted” Edwards, NZZ412303, RAF 59653 11th of Sept 1917 – 20th of Jan 2014 Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  17th of July 2012 Released:  7th of September 2018 Duration:  59 minutes 49 seconds This episode is a 2012 interview with the late WWII and postwar pilot Ted Edwards. Dave Homewood met and interviewed him in the Whangarei RSA, so there is the occasional...

Guest:  NASA Research Pilots Dave Fedors and Paul Newton Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  30th of June 2018 Released:  10th of August 2018 Duration:  58 minutes 17 seconds This episode features NASA Research Pilots Dave Fedors and Paul Newton speaking at the recent WONZ Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. They had just completed a tour in Christchurch fl...

Guest:  Michelle Sim Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  30th of June 2018 Released:  3rd of August 2018 Duration:  37 minutes 49 seconds This episode features Michelle Sim, the sixth speaker at the recent WONZ Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. Michelle is the Communications Manager at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, and she previously was an Archivi...

Guest: Russell Brodie and Errol Martyn Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  30th of June 2018 Released:  27th of July 2018 Duration:  1 hour 10 minutes 16 seconds This episode features the fourth and fifth speakers at the recent WONZ Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. Russell Brodie of Rangitata Island, South Canterbury, was an impromptu speaker, giving a s...

Guest: Barry Lennox Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  30th of June 2018 Released:  20th of July 2018 Duration:   1 hour 3 minutes 21 seconds This is the third speaker at the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. Barry Lennox worked part-time in the “wireless” and the then-new TV industries before joining the RNZAF a...

Guest: Flight Lieutenant Philip Stewart QSM, mid NZ404962, born 18th of October 1917 at Wanganui, aged 100 at the time of this talk Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  30th of June 2018 Released:  13th of July 2018 Duration:  42  minutes 37 seconds This is the second speaker at the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. Philip Ste...

Guest: Bryan Cox Welcome From: Wing Commander Brett Marshall Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  30th of June 2018 Released:  6th of July 2018 Duration:  53  minutes 20 seconds This is the first of the recordings from the Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram in Christchurch, on the 30th of June 2018. Introduced by Dave Homewood, with a brief welcome...

Guest:  William John “Bill” Edhouse, NZ426311, Air Gunner, Royal New Zealand Air Force 16th of June 1922 – 28th of March 2017 Host:  Dave Homewood Recorded:  23rd of January 2010 Released:  16th of June 2018 Duration:  1 hour 51  minutes 35 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood interviewed the late Bill Edhouse, who was an RNZAF Air Gunner during WWII. He served initially as a gu...