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Guest: Flight Lieutenant Philip Stewart QSM, mid
NZ404962, born 18th of October 1917 at Wanganui, aged 100 at the time of this talk
Host: Dave Homewood
Recorded: 30th of June 2018
Released: 13th of July 2018
Duration: 42 minutes 37 seconds
This is the second speaker at the recent Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch. Philip Stewart was born in Wanganui in 1917, and he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force on the 1st of December 1940.
Following his pilot training he travelled to Britain and was attached to the Royal Air Force, where he served with No. 91 Squadron RAF, No. 129 Squadron RAF, No. 616 Squadron RAF and No. 1 Squadron RAF. Most of his flying in Britain was in Supermarine Spitfires, although he had a brief foray into flying the North American Mustang too, which he did not like particularly.
Philip gives a very interesting and lively talk about his experiences during those days.
Philip Stewart QSM, mid, during his address to the WONZ Forum Meet
Philip Stewart during WWII
Quick Links:
• The Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Note: The music at the end of the audio version of this show is Wild Flower by Joakim Karud
You are a legend Uncle Phil. Johnny
This is amazing. I have only just found it… It should be distributed worldwide – not least of all in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Just such a concise recite of past history. Indeed, what a legend you are Mr Stewart. I will be showing my sister, Julie, the videos when we meet on Christmas Day in my mother’s house in Sudbourne, Suffolk, where I know you visited.
Please do share the link Susan, share it wherever you can.
Thank you for your service sir. I recently purchased a compass from a grandson of an army aircorp veteran. He traded a rifle to a Mr. Stewart for this compass . I was told it came from a RAF pilot Phil Stewart , google led me here. Can Mr. Stewart be contacted ?