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Aviation Podcast Archive
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WONZ 327 – Phillip Harrall
16/06/2025 Duración: 41minGuest: Phillip Harrall AFC, MPhil, FRAeS Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 23rd of February 2025 Published: 15th of June 2025 Duration: 41 minute, 36 seconds In this episode we hear an edited down presentation given at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Wigram by Phillip Harrall, a former Royal Navy Observer. Phillip was born in New Zealand but [...]
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WONZ 326 – Bob McGarry
08/06/2025 Duración: 58minGuest: Bob McGarry Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 23rd of February 2025 Published: 8th of June 2025 Duration: 58 minutes, 19 seconds In this episode we hear a presentation given at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Wigram by licensed aeronautical engineer Bob McGarry. He talks about his career in aviation, which included the RNZAF, [...]
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WONZ 325 – Restoring The Gloster Grebe
23/05/2025 Duración: 48minGuest: Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 23rd of February 2025 Published: 23rd of May 2025 Duration: 48 minutes, 34 seconds In this episode recorded at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, during the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet held there on the 23rd of February 2025, we hear from Anthony Galbraith [...]
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WONZ 324 – Chris Newey on The First Flight
19/05/2025 Duración: 47minGuest: Chris Newey Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of March 2025 Published: 19th of May 2025 Duration: 47 minutes, 23 seconds In this episode we hear a presentation given by Chris Newey, who talks about his latest book The First Flight – The Origins of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron. The book covers the New [...]
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WONZ 324 – Rob Booth on the Sea Fury
13/05/2025 Duración: 30minGuest: Rob Booth Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of March 2025 Published: 13th of May 2025 Duration: 30 minutes, 18 seconds In this episode we hear a presentation given at the Wings Over New Zealand 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at NZ Warbirds Inc., Ardmore, by Rob Booth, a former Warbirds pilot and owner. He is talking about the Hawker [...]
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WONZ 323 – Andrew Brian of Helicopter Heritage
04/05/2025 Duración: 32minGuest: Andrew Brian of the Helicopter Heritage Museum Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 23rd of February 2025 Published: 4th of May 2025 Duration: 32 minutes, 24 seconds In this episode we hear from Andrew Brian of the Helicopter Heritage Museum. This is a talk given by Andrew during the Wings Over New Zealand 20th Anniversary Forum Meet held at the [...]
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WONZ 322 – Mark O’Sullivan
26/04/2025 Duración: 01h26minGuest: Mark O’Sullivan Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 17th of April 2025 Published: 26th of April 2025 Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes, 42 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood sits down with warbirds pilot Mark O’Sullivan at Omaka to talk about his aviation passion. Mark was born and bred in Blenheim, and he learned to fly [...]
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WONZ 321 – Steve Subritzky and the Vincent
11/04/2025 Duración: 44minGuest: Steve Subritzky Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of March 2025 Published: 11th of April 2025 Duration: 44 minutes, 35 seconds In this episode we hear a presentation given by Steve Subritzky and Dave Homewood about the world’s last existing Vickers Vincent biplane bomber. Steve, who is the Aviation Manager at the Museum of Transport [...]
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WONZ 320 – WONZ 20th: Kenn Cox
03/04/2025 Duración: 49minGuest: Kenn Cox, former RNZAF jet fighter pilot Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 23rd of February 2025 Published: 3rd of April 2025 Duration: 44 minutes, 40 seconds In this episode we hear from Kenn Cox, the second speaker from the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum meet at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. Kenn was a young [...]
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WONZ 319 – Frank Parker WONZ 20th
28/03/2025 Duración: 40minHost: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of March 2025 Published: 28th of March 2025 Duration: 40 minutes, 42 seconds In this episode NZ Warbirds president Frank Parker is heard talking about flying the various WWII fighters he’s flown during his career. Frank was the first speaker at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Ardmore on the 2nd of [...]
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WONZ 318 – Paul “Skids” Harrison
21/03/2025 Duración: 01h20minGuest: Squadron Leader Paul “Skids” Harrison, RNZAF Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 18th of March 2025 Published: 21st of March 2025 Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes, 4 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Squadron Leader Paul “Skids” Harrison, who is currently an instructor with No. 14 Squadron RNZAF on the Texan II’s, but he also has a [...]
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WONZ 317 – Brett Marshall
17/03/2025 Duración: 44minWONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet – Wigram Guest: Wings Commander Brett Marshall, Museum Director at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 23rd of February 2025 Published: 17th of March 2025 Duration: 44 minutes, 49 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood introduced Brett Marshall, the first speaker at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet – Wigram. [...]
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WONZ 316 – Craig Compain
09/01/2025 Duración: 01h57minGuest: Craig Compain, ex-RNZAF and ex-Royal Navy Fighter Pilot Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 9th of January 2025 Published: 9th of January 2025 Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes, 58 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood speaks with Craig Compain, who grew up in Wanganui as an aviation-minded kid and ATC cadet, and he joined the Royal New Zealand Air [...]
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WONZ 315 – Grid with Adam Claasen
28/11/2024 Duración: 01h17minGuest: Dr. Adam Claasen Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 12th of November 2024 Published: 28th of November 2024 Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes, 26 seconds This episode is a recording of a presentation given by historian and author Dr. Adam Claasen at the Resthaven Community Hall in Cambridge, on the evening of Tuesday the 12th of November 2024. [...]
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WONZ 314 – The Vintage Aviation Echo
12/11/2024 Duración: 01h18minGuests: Elliott Marsh-Healy, Huw Hopkins, Greg Marsh, Harry Measures and Oliver Stevenson Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 12th of November 2024 Published: 12th of November 2024 Duration: 1 hour 18 minutes, 21 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with the team behind the brilliant new magazine, The Vintage Aviation Echo. Joining Dave on this show are the [...]
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WONZ 313 – Graham Bethell
21/10/2024 Duración: 53minGuest: Graham Bethell Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 20th of October 2024 Published: 21st of October 2024 Duration: 53 minutes, 58 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with well known Mustang pilot Graham Bethell about his life in aviation. Graham’s father flew fighters in the RNZN with the Fleet Air Arm in WWII, and Graham wanted to fly from [...]
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WONZ 312 – Stewie and Nix
12/10/2024 Duración: 01h56minGuest: Andrew “Stewie” Stewart and Nicola “Nix” Brooke-Stewart Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 11th of October 2024 Published: 12th of October 2024 Duration: 1 hour, 56 minutes, 29 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Andrew “Stewie” Stewart and Nicole “Nix” Brooke-Stewart, husband and wife team who are both NH-90 helicopter pilots with No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. [...]
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WONZ 311 – David Harrison
04/10/2024 Duración: 01h26minGuest: Air Commodore David Harrison RAF, retired. Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of October 2024 Published: 4th of October 2024 Duration: 1 hour, 26 minutes, 19 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with David Harrison, who currently works for the New Zealand Civil Aviation Administration, but he started his aviation career in the University [...]
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WONZ 310 – Roger Holdaway
07/09/2024 Duración: 02h04minGuest: Group Captain Roger Selwyn Holdaway Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of May 2024 Published: 8th of September 2024 Duration: 2 hours, 4 minutes, 13 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood chats with Roger Holdaway, a former RNZAF pilot who flew numerous types from the North American Harvard and de Havilland Devon to the Short Sunderland and the Douglas C-47 [...]
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WONZ 309 – Legend Aviation WONZ Forum Meet 5: Patch Nelson
14/08/2024 Duración: 01h08minGuest: Wing Commander Barry ‘Patch’ Nelson RNZAFHost: Dave HomewoodRecorded: 28th of April 2024Released: 2024Duration: 1 hour 8 mins 19 secs This episode is the fifth and last of the recordings from the Legend Aviation WONZ Forum Meet, hosted by Bevan Dewes and Lucy Newell of Legend Aviation at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, on Sunday 28th of April 2024. [...]