The Wings Over New Zealand Show

Guest: Simon “Kermit” Rea

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 6th of August2025

Published: 7th of August 2025

Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes, 57 seconds

Simon Rea grew up in Hawera, New Zealand, as an aviation enthusiast. When he left school, he did a little bit of flying with the Hawera Aero Club, before he [...]

Guests: Sjeord “Chewy” Bakker, Tony “Chipps” Chippendale, Keith “Buck” Harrison, John Lanham, Paul McSweeny, Rene “Red” Redmond.

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 20th of July 2025

Published: 23rd of July 2025

Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes, 21 seconds

In this episode Dave Homewood chats with six ex-RNZAF members who were involved in the restoration and [...]

Guest: Ian Quinn

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 13th of July 2025

Published: 14th of July 2025

Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes, 55 seconds

In this episode Dave Homewood chats with Ian Quinn, aka ‘chinapilot’ on the Wings Over New Zealand Forum – https://rnzaf.proboards.com

Ian started his aviation career volunteering as [...]

Guest: Martin Hedley

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 2nd of March 2025

Published: 27th of June 2025

Duration:  32 minutes, 38 seconds

In this episode we hear the final presentation given at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Ardmore. The presenter is Martin Hedley, foreman at Pioneer Aero Ltd., the warbird restoration [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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. [...]

Guest: 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 [...]