{"id":12416,"date":"2023-12-10T01:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=12416"},"modified":"2023-12-10T01:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:56:36","slug":"wonz-292-wings-over-britain-andy-saunders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2023\/12\/wonz-292-wings-over-britain-andy-saunders\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 292 \u2013 Wings Over Britain: Andy Saunders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4202\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-12416-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_292_Andy_Saunders.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_292_Andy_Saunders.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_292_Andy_Saunders.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_292_Andy_Saunders.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=12416-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_292_Andy_Saunders.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_292_Andy_Saunders.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/wings-over-new-zealand-show\/id606143097?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fcambridgeairforce.org.nz%2FWONZShow%2F%3Fp%3D12416\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Andy Saunders<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a012th of July 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published:\u00a0<\/strong>10th of December 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a01 hour  26 minutes, 14 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood caught up with author, journalist and historian Andy Saunders in his &#8216;War Office&#8217; writing room in Eton, under the flightpath to Heathrow. Andy talks about his childhood discovery of a downed B-25 bomber while on a fishing trip that really sparked his interest in wartime aviation. He talks about finding wrecks of downed aeroplanes, and how he got into the historical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has spent years tracking down and interviewing pilots and aircrew, initially for his own interest, but it eventually led to writing magazine articles and then books. These days he is editor of Iron Cross magazine, and regularly writes articles for various newspapers and magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy was also a co-founder of the Tangmere Aviation Museum. And Dave and Andy discuss New Zealanders in the Battle of Britain, and their visit earlier in the day to the Runnymede Memorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><br><strong>\u2022<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/grubstreet.co.uk\/gs-author\/andy-saunders\/\">Andy Saunders on Grub Street Publishing<\/a><br><strong>\u2022<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pen-and-sword.co.uk\/Andy-Saunders\/a\/728\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pen-and-sword.co.uk\/Andy-Saunders\/a\/728\">Andy Saunders on Frontline Books (Pen &amp; Sword)<\/a><br><strong>\u2022<\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Battle-Britain-Manual-Andy-Suanders\/dp\/0857335081\">Andy Saunders&#8217; Haynes Battle of Britain Manual<\/a><br><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andy_Saunders_(author)\">Andy Saunders on Wikipedia<\/a><br><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.warnersgroup.co.uk\/militaria-history\/iron-cross\/\">Iron Cross Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460804-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"12418\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460804-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460804-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460804-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460804-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460804-1536x863.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460802-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460802-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460802-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460802-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460802-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460802-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy outside the &#8220;War Office&#8221;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book-706x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book-706x1024.webp 706w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book-207x300.webp 207w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book-768x1114.webp 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book-103x150.webp 103w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book-400x580.webp 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Spitfire-adult-book.webp 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andy&#8217;s book on the Spitfire P9374, which he talks about. It is available in New Zealand <a href=\"https:\/\/airforcemuseum.co.nz\/shop\/spitfire-mark-i-p9374\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/airforcemuseum.co.nz\/shop\/spitfire-mark-i-p9374\/\">here<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"12427\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-2048x1151.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/P1460783-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Runnymede Memorial, the Royal Air Force&#8217;s Memorial to missing airmen with no known graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music in this episode is<em>\u00a0I Vow To Thee, My Country<\/em>\u00a0by Gustav Holst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest: Andy Saunders<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 12th of July 2023<\/p>\n<p>Published: 10th of December 2023<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes, 14 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood caught up with author, journalist and historian Andy Saunders in his &#8216;War Office&#8217; writing room in Eton, under the flightpath to Heathrow. 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