Guest: Gavin Conroy

Hosts: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 2nd of April 2023

Duration: 40 minutes, 32 seconds

The Yealands Classic Fighters 2023 Airshow kicks off this week on Good Friday at Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim. In this episode Dave Homewood talks with the Airshow Director, Gavin Conroy.

Gavin gives a [...]

Guest:  James Kightly

Hosts: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 12th of February 2023

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes, seconds

James Kightly of Australia joins Dave via Zoom to discuss the plans for the upcoming Wings Over Britain tour that Dave is undertaking later this year in late June and through July 2023. [...]

Guest: Captain Walter Steward (retired), RNZA, Air OP pilot, known as Wally.

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 18th of October 2022

Released:  27th of January2023

Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 46 seconds

In this episode Dave Homewood speaks via Zoom with Captain Wally Steward, who was an officer with the Royal New [...]

Guests: Wing Commander Blair Oldershaw, No. 40 Squadron CommanderFlight Sergeant Dave Wood, Air Load Master InstructorFlight Sergeant Robyn Claffey, Flight Engineer InstructorWarrant Officer Darryn “Durry” Wells, Maintenance Warrant Officer

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 16th of November 2022

Released: 23rd of December 2022

Duration:  51 minutes 45 seconds

In this episode of [...]

Guests: Wing Commander Glen Donaldson, Commanding Officer of No. 5 SquadronFlight Sergeant Tony Strugnell, Flight EngineerSquadron Leader Paul Barrett, MFC, Flight Engineer, Engineer OfficerFlight Lieutenant Tom Peterson, PilotFlying Officer Holly Graham – Air Warfare OfficerCorporal Nikita Crookbain – Air Warfare Specialist

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 16th of November 2022

Released:  12th of December [...]

Guest: Brett Emeny

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 24th of November 2022

Released:  30th of November 2022

Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 14 seconds

November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least 44 more [...]

Guest: Air Commodore James Barclay AFC, RNZAF (retired)

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 20th of September 2022

Released:  25th of November 2022

Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 11 seconds

November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, [...]

Guest: Maynard Roger Hawkins, known as Mayn.

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 21st of July 2022

Released:  18th of November 2022

Duration: 1 hour minutes seconds

November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least [...]

Guest: Flight Lieutenant David James Greenlees 71637 (5 May 1929 – 13 August 2022)

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 21st of July 2022

Released:  11th of November 2022

Duration: 1 hour 38 minutes 40 seconds

November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force [...]

Guest: Graham Edward “Tommy” Thompson

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 22nd of July 2022

Released:  4th of November 2022

Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 44 seconds

November 2022 marks 50 years since the RNZAF’s de Havilland Vampire fleet retired from service. The Air Force operated 58 Vampires within New Zealand, and at least [...]