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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. They discuss some of the places that Dave hopes to visit and the stories that will be recorded for the upcoming WONZ Show sub-series “Wings Over Britain”.
They also look back and reminisce about the similar sub-series that Dave and James recorded in November 2015, “Wings Over Australia”, and highlight some of the episodes recorded in that series that people can still access and listen to.
James also announces his new role with Vintage Aviation News, and how they will be supporting Wings Over Britain with promotional updates as the tour progresses and the episodes roll out. Thanks for the support Vintage Aviation News!
Photo by Bev Laing.
The Wings Over Britain Facebook Page
Wings Over Britain Givealittle Fundraiser
The New Zealand Bomber Command Association
The Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum
Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast
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Wings Over Australia Episodes Specifically Mentioned:
Episode 127 – Terry Hetherington of the Fleet Air Arm Museum of Australia
Episode 116 – Andy Bishop at the Temora Aviation Museum
Episode 94 – The Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin
Episode 125 – The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS)
All the Wings Over Australia Episodes
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A few photos from the Wings Over Australia series
[…] In 2023, Dave traveled to the UK to record the Wings Over Britain series. He traveled to centers of historic aviation, aircraft museums and aviation heritage centers, war memorials, vintage warbird collections,and air displays, where he recorded interviews with people representing all facets of vintage and historic aviation. These included historians, pilots, restoration figures, and collection personnel, recognizing, of course, that these roles overlap in many people. Dave’s own experience in the RNZAF gives him the ability to understand the unique context of military service, and his unobtrusive interview style is a pleasure to listen to. The episodes are each around an hour long, and make a fascinating evening’s listening, or they can pass the time very well on the daily commute. [You can listen to a preview of the plan, and a look back at the Wings Over Australia series of 2015, here.] […]
[…] In 2023, Dave traveled to the UK to record the Wings Over Britain series. He traveled to centers of historic aviation, aircraft museums and aviation heritage centers, war memorials, vintage warbird collections,and air displays, where he recorded interviews with people representing all facets of vintage and historic aviation. These included historians, pilots, restoration figures, and collection personnel, recognizing, of course, that these roles overlap in many people. Dave’s own experience in the RNZAF gives him the ability to understand the unique context of military service, and his unobtrusive interview style is a pleasure to listen to. The episodes are each around an hour long, and make a fascinating evening’s listening, or they can pass the time very well on the daily commute. [You can listen to a preview of the plan, and a look back at the Wings Over Australia series of 2015, here.] […]
[…] In 2023, Dave traveled to the UK to record the Wings Over Britain series. He traveled to centers of historic aviation, aircraft museums and aviation heritage centers, war memorials, vintage warbird collections,and air displays, where he recorded interviews with people representing all facets of vintage and historic aviation. These included historians, pilots, restoration figures, and collection personnel, recognizing, of course, that these roles overlap in many people. Dave’s own experience in the RNZAF gives him the ability to understand the unique context of military service, and his unobtrusive interview style is a pleasure to listen to. The episodes are each around an hour long, and make a fascinating evening’s listening, or they can pass the time very well on the daily commute. [You can listen to a preview of the plan, and a look back at the Wings Over Australia series of 2015, here.] […]