Podcast appearances and mentions of dave homewood

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

WONZ 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. [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guests: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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. [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: 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 [...]

Guest: Roy Boston – de Havilland Apprentice and Engineer, and RNZAF Instructor Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 26th of April 2024 Released:  30th of April 2024 Duration:  1 hour 34 minutes 45 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 96-year-old Roy Boston, who was born and grew up in London, and became an apprentice at the de [...]

Guests: Larry Hill, Andrew White and Tony Hoskins Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 6th of March 2024 Published: 24th of March 2024 Duration: 2 hours, 57 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood marks the 80th Anniversary of The Great Escape by talking with Larry Hill, Andy White and Tony Hoskins. The Great Escape is the name given to a breakout [...]

In 2023 Dave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast visited the UK to record and document Kiwi aviation involvement in World War Two by visiting some of our historic aircraft, museums, airfields and memorials.   Dave is returning in 2024 but with a slightly different agenda. We caught up with Dave as he planned the return ‘Wings Over Britain' visit.    Recorded 19th March 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Wings over Britain   Wings Over New Zealand show - https://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/   WONZ 276 – Wings Over Britain: Ross Boyens  WONZ 277 – Wings Over Britain: Navy Wings  WONZ 278 – Wings Over Britain: Brooklands Museum  WONZ 279 – Wings Over Britain: Biggin Hill  WONZ 280 – Wings Over Britain: The Fleet Air Arm Museum  WONZ 281 – Wings Over Britain: Sandy's Spitfire  WONZ 283 – Wings Over Britain: Conversations from Shuttleworth  WONZ 285 – Wings Over Britain: East Kirkby  WONZ 286 – Wings Over Britain: The International Bomber Command Centre  WONZ 287 – Wings Over Britain: Dave Gledhill  WONZ 288 – Wings Over Britain: The BBMF  WONZ 289 – Wings Over Britain: The de Havilland Aircraft Museum  WONZ 291 – Wings Over Britain: RAF Museum Midlands  WONZ 292 – Wings Over Britain: Andy Saunders  WONZ 294 – Wings Over Britain: Steve Bridgewater  WONZ 295 – Wings Over Britain: Hornchurch  WONZ 296 – Wings Over Britain: IWM Duxford  WONZ 297 – Wings Over Britain: Bottisham  WONZ 298 – Wings Over Britain: RAF Hunsdon  WONZ 302 – Wings Over Britain: OFMC's Sarah Carr     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

Guest: Sarah Carr (nee Hanna) Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 26th of July 2023 Published: 8th of March 2024 Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes, 5 seconds In this episode of Wings Over Britain, Dave Homewood sat down with Sarah Carr of the Old Flying Machine Company, in her office at Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Sarah is the daughter of the [...]

Guest: Ed Taylor, General Manager of Warbirds Over Wanaka Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 4th of March 2024 Released: 4th of March 2024 Duration: 45 minutes 17 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood chats with Ed Taylor about the upcoming three-day Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow over Easter on March 29th, 30th and 31st. The airshow [...]

Guest: Brendon Deere Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 20th of February 2024 Published: 2nd of March 2024 Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes, 28 seconds In this 300th episode in the Wings Over New Zealand Show series, Dave Homewood talks with Brendon Deere of the Biggin Hill Trust about the beautiful restoration on his ex-RNZAF North American P-51D Mustang NZ2423 (ZK-BHT). The [...]

Guests: Arthur Joplin (No. 617 Squadron pilot) and Ron Mayhill (No. 75 (NZ) Squadron bomb aimer), with Peter Wheeler of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association. Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of August 2013 Published: 26th of February 2024 Duration: 40 minutes, 46 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood dips into his archive and pulls out a 2013 recording [...]

Guest: Rebecca Greenwood Harding Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 25th of July 2023 Published: 6th of February 2024 Duration: 33 minutes, 15 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visited the Imperial War Museum at Duxford, in Cambridgeshire, and caught up with Rebecca Greenwood Harding, the Head of Technological Objects for the collection there. Following a tour of the museum with Rebecca [...]

Guest: Tony Philpot Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 18th of July 2023 Published: 19th of January 2024 Duration: 50 minutes, 8 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits the RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre, on the site of the former RAF Station Hornchurch, and he talks with the museum's chairman Tony Philpot. RAF Hornchurch is synonymous with the Battle of [...]

Guest: Stephen Bridgewater Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 13th of July 2023 Published: 20th of December 2023 Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes, 9 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with well known aviation journalist Steve Bridgewater about his career and his passion for aviation. Steve is a multiple award winning aviation author, journalist and photographer [...]

Guest: Fletcher McKenzie Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 27th of October 2023 Published: 14th of December 2023 Duration: 59 minutes, 46 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood chats with Fletcher McKenzie, an entrepreneur and former advertising executive who turned his hand to television and, with Malcolm Clement, produced the very popular FlightPath TV, which was seen in 61 countries around the [...]

Guest: Andy Saunders Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 12th of July 2023 Published: 10th of December 2023 Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes, 14 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood caught up with author, journalist and historian Andy Saunders in his ‘War Office' writing room in Eton, under the flightpath to Heathrow. Andy talks about his childhood [...]

Guest: Darren Priday, Manager of the RAF Museum's Conservation Centre Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 11th of July 2023 Published: 18th of November 2023 Duration: 46 minutes, 39 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visited the terrific Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, at RAF Cosford, with friend Nigel Hitchman, and he met the Manager of the RAF Museum's [...]

Guests: Tracy Dixon, Airside Manager for Wings Over Wairarapa 2023 Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 14th of November 2023 Published: 14th of November 2023 Duration: 21 minutes, 28 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood speaks with Tracy Dixon, the Airside Manager for the Wings Over Wairarapa Air Festival, which will take place over the 24th to 26th of November 2023 [...]

Guests: Ian Thirsk, Mosquito Team Leader Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 7th of July 2023 Published: 11th of November 2023 Duration: 53 minutes, 09 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits the de Havilland Aircraft Museum at London Colney, Hertfordshire, and he interviews Ian Thirsk, the Mosquito Team Leader with the museum. Whilst the museum preserves the history and products [...]

Guest: Julian Maslin, BBMF Guide. Host: Dave Homewood, with Barbara Hunter. Recorded: 6th of July 2023 Published: 3rd of November 2023 Duration: 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. He was accompanied by Barbara Hunter of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association, and [...]

Guests: David Gledhill, Author and Aviator Host: Dave Homewood, and also heard are Dave's hosts in Woodhall Spa, Ken White and Barbara Hunter. Recorded: 6th of July 2023 Published: 29th of October 2023 Duration: 41 minutes, 52 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits former RAF navigator and author Dave Gledhill at Thorpe Camp, Lincolnshire. Dave owns [...]

Guests: Dr. Dan Ellin and Peter Jones Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 5th of July 2023 Published: 6th of October 2023 Duration: 50 minutes, 5 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visited the International Bomber Command Centre, where he met Dr. Dan Ellin, of the University of Lincoln, who is the archivist for the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. [...]

Guests: John Marshal-East and Andrew Panton Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 4th of July 2023 Published: 29th of September 2023 Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes, 34 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visited the former RAF Station at East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, home of the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. This museum is famous for its taxiing Avro Lancaster NX611 Just [...]

Guest: Grace Hills Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 5th of September 2023 Published: 23rd of September 2023 Duration: 35 minutes, 26 seconds Dave Homewood talks with Grace Hills in this episode to mark the annual international Girls In Aviation Day! Grace is an aircraft technician in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and she is also a private pilot. [...]

Guests: Darren Harbar, Steve Darlow, George Dunn DFC and David Bremner Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 1st and 2nd of July 2023 Published: 16th of September 2023 Duration: 1 hour, 10 minutes, 20 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood met with several friends at the hallowed ground that is Old Warden aerodrome, the home of the world famous Shuttleworth Collection. He [...]

Guest: Flt Lt David Barnston, RAF/RNZAF retired Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 1st of September 2023 Published: 10th of September 2023 Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes, 47 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 99-year old fighter pilot veteran David Barnston, who was born in London, and went to school next to RAF Hendon as a lad. He joined [...]

WARBIRD RADIO - The Wings Over New Zealand Show LIVE host Dave Homewood is back on Warbird Radio, with a similar show but the new name is Warbird Radio Downunder. He and occasional co-host Grant McHerron will present stories to Warbird Radio listeners from both New Zealand and Australia, and perhaps beyond. Dave is the host of the long-running series The Wings Over New Zealand Show, which covers all sorts of stories from the world of New Zealand aviation. He is also an aviation magazine editor and journalist, Administrator for the Sport Aircraft Association of New Zealand, and founder of the very popular Wings Over New Zealand Forum.Grant, a Kiwi based in Melbourne, Australia, is co-host of another popular aviation podcast series, Plane Crazy Down Under. He works in the Australian defence industry, and he is a keen balloon pilot.Today's guest is John Parker is the Public Officer at the Hunter Fighter Collection, based at Scone, NSW, in Australia. He speaks with Dave about the Pat Hughes Spitfire, Mk. 1a Spitfire X4009, which is currently being rebuilt to fly again, and will be based at Scone. John talks about Flight Lieutenant Pat Hughes DFC, who was Australia's top scoring fighter ace in the Battle of Britain, before he was killed in X4009. John also discusses the Hunter Fighter Collection, and the recent addition to its fleet, a North American P-51D Mustang that has been donated by the Royal Air Force Museum, and all the other aircraft in the fleet. Plus a replica Spitfire fuselage that will be taken around Australia to raise awareness of Pat Hughes' story and the Spitfire project.QUICK LINK: https://www.hunterwarbirds.com.au/QUICK LINK: https://www.facebook.com/HunterFighterCollectionQUICK LINK: https://www.facebook.com/ThePatHughesSpitfireQUICK LINK: https://www.facebook.com/WarbirdsOnline

This is an introduction to the new series Warbird Radio Downunder which starts today on the Warbird Radio Network. The Jolley Company, LLC|9/8/2023 WARBIRD RADIO – The Wings Over New Zealand Show LIVE host Dave Homewood is back on Warbird Radio, with a similar show but the new name is Warbird Radio Downunder. He and occasional co-host Grant [...]

Guest: Tony Hoskins Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 30th of June 2023 Published: 20th of August 2023 Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes, 38 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Tony Hoskins who is leading the team who are restoring Supermarine Spitfire PR.IV AA810, known as Sandy's Spitfire. This Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (PRU) Spitfire was flown by Flight Lieutenant [...]

Guest:  David Morris, Principle Conservator at the Fleet Air Arm Museum Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 28th of June 2023 Published: 15th of August 2023 Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes, 31 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood visits The Fleet Air Arm Museum, part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, at Yeovilton in Somerset. There he [...]

Guests: Dave Cole and Margaret Wilmot Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 30th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 41 minute 46 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Dave Cole, a guide and local historian at the Biggin Hill Memorial Museum, at former RAF Biggin Hill. Dave talks about the fascinating history of the famous [...]

Guests:  Andrew Lewis and Allan Winn Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 13 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Andrew Lewis and Allan Winn at the Brooklands Museum, at Weybridge, Surrey, in England. Brooklands was the home of British motor racing, and also the home of Vickers Weybridge, a [...]

Guests:  Lee Howard and Rob Jones Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 28th of June 2023 Duration: 57 minutes In this episode Dave Homewood talks with naval aviation historian Lee Howard and Navy Wings' marketing manager Rob Jones during a walk around the Navy Wings hangar at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, in Somerset. Aircraft in the hangar included two Fairey Swordfish (one [...]

Guest:  Flight Lieutenant Alan Ross Boyens, RAF (Retired) Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 27th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes, 30 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Ross Boyens, a New Zealander who joined the Royal Air Force in 1972. Following his initial officer training at Wigram with the RNZAF, he then went off to [...]

Guest:  Lewis James Day, MNZM, DFC Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 11th of June 2023 Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes, 12 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks via Zoom with Lew Day, who was just five weeks away from turning 100 at the time of the recording, and Lew's son Brian Day was also sitting in to help [...]

Guest:  Group Captain Jason Easthope, RAAF Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 16th of May 2023 Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes, 41 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks via Zoom with Group Captain Jason Easthope, RAAF. Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Easty became inspired by a visit of the RNZAF Strikemasters to Rotorua, and an airshow they had [...]

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 preview of what to expect at [...]

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 Zealand Artillery, in the New Zealand. [...]

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 2020 Duration:  51 minutes 45 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood visits No. 40 [...]

Guest: Tracy Dixon, Ed Taylor, Gavin Conroy and Frank Parker Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 19th of October 2022 Released:  20th of October 2022 Duration: 53 minutes 56 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood chats with four of the key people behind New Zealand's biggest airshows, Tracy Dixon (Wings Over Wairarapa), Ed Taylor (Warbirds Over Wanaka), [...]

Guest: David Fairhead Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of August 2022 Released:  30th of August 2022 Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 30 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood chats with British filmmaker David Fairhead, who was the director, producer, editor and main interviewer behind the new feature film ‘Lancaster' which opens in selected New [...]

Guest: David Stanley Cohu (8 June 1924 – 17 July 2018) Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 29th of October 2015 Released: 17th of July 2022 Duration: 2 hour 14 minutes 18 seconds In this episode of the WONZ Show, Dave Homewood pulled an older interview from his archive that he recorded in 2015 with former pilot, [...]

Guest: Cris George Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 2nd of March 2022 Released:  11th of March 2022 Duration: 1 hour 51 minutes 51 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood talks with former Naval Aviator Cris George. Cris served in the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1966 till 1978. During that time he attended 771 Wings course at Wigram, and [...]

Guests: Alan Thoresen and Owen ‘OJ' Jones Host: Dave Homewood Recorded: 27th of February 2022 Released:  3rd of March 2022 Duration: 1 hour 7 minutes 54 seconds In this episode, to mark 50 years since the first flight, Dave Homewood talks with Alan Thoresen and Owen Jones about their memories of working on the team the built the [...]