The Wings Over New Zealand Show

Guests: Loretta McGarry, Bob McGarry, Amanda Rutland, Jim Lawson and Keith Skilling Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 19th of October 2019 Released: 25th of October 2019 Duration: 56 minutes 43 seconds On the weekend of the 18th to the 20th of October 2019 the Tiger Moth Club of New Zealand held a special commemorative Fly-In [...]

Main Speaker: Andrew Love Other Speaker: Dave Homewood Recorded: 1st of September 2019 Released: 11th of October 2019 Duration: 35 minutes 19 seconds This is the second episode from the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wigram, Christchurch. We hear a talk given by Andy Love about aerobatics. Andy is a pilot and [...]

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, Wigram, Christchurch. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. This [...]

Guest: Nevill ClarkeF/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 Northcote. Nevill was [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 aircraft all the way from Great Britain to New [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

WWII Corsair pilot Alan Emett talks to a live audience about his wartime experiences [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]