{"id":13559,"date":"2024-02-25T21:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T21:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=13559"},"modified":"2024-02-25T21:56:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T21:56:12","slug":"wonz-299-bomber-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2024\/02\/wonz-299-bomber-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 299 &#8211; Bomber Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9554\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-13559-1\" 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_299_Arthur_Joplin_Ron_Mayhill.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_299_Arthur_Joplin_Ron_Mayhill.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_299_Arthur_Joplin_Ron_Mayhill.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_299_Arthur_Joplin_Ron_Mayhill.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=13559-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_299_Arthur_Joplin_Ron_Mayhill.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_299_Arthur_Joplin_Ron_Mayhill.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%3D13559\" 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>Guests:<\/strong>&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;29th of August 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published:&nbsp;<\/strong>26th of February 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;40 minutes, 46 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood dips into his archive and pulls out a 2013 recording that he made when he and Peter Wheeler (of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association) visited Arthur Joplin and Ron Mayhill at Arthur&#8217;s retirement village home in Remuera. The recording was made during a social visit, when Dave and Peter got Arthur and Ron to tell some of their memories. This is an edited version to pull out the most interesting highlights from the conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arthur was an RNZAF veteran who served as a Lancaster pilot with No. 617 Squadron RAF during WWII. He was one of the pilots that attacked the German battleship Tirpitz twice, sinking it in November 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron was an RNZAF bomb aimer, who flew with New Zealand&#8217;s heavy bomber squadron, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron, during the latter part of 1944. He wrote the absolutely brilliant memoir <em>Bombs On Target<\/em>, which is a must read. He also served several years till his death as President of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron passed away in 2020, and Arthur died in 2023, so these memories and stories are precious reminders of these great men and the things they did during WWII.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><br><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzbombercommand.co.nz\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nzbombercommand.co.nz\/\">The New Zealand Bomber Command Association<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100072167750769\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100072167750769\">The New Zealand Bomber Command Association Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_battleship_Tirpitz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_battleship_Tirpitz\">The Tirpitz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"955\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc.jpg 955w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Lanc-400x235.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Lancaster artwork from Ron Mayhill&#8217;s marvellous book <em>Bombs On Target<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/2024\/02\/338216497_579761947449275_3685120590204061665_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"692\" data-id=\"13565\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/338216497_579761947449275_3685120590204061665_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/338216497_579761947449275_3685120590204061665_n-1.jpg 526w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/338216497_579761947449275_3685120590204061665_n-1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/338216497_579761947449275_3685120590204061665_n-1-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/338216497_579761947449275_3685120590204061665_n-1-400x526.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OMGD5WVPDRCOHLL257RQCGUOGE-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"613\" data-id=\"13564\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OMGD5WVPDRCOHLL257RQCGUOGE-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OMGD5WVPDRCOHLL257RQCGUOGE-1.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OMGD5WVPDRCOHLL257RQCGUOGE-1-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OMGD5WVPDRCOHLL257RQCGUOGE-1-141x150.jpg 141w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/OMGD5WVPDRCOHLL257RQCGUOGE-1-400x426.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above: Arthur Joplin, in later life, and right during WWII. (NZBCA Archives)<\/p>\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\/2024\/02\/107552915_1515298115343937_1142213303658141539_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"13566\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/107552915_1515298115343937_1142213303658141539_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/107552915_1515298115343937_1142213303658141539_n-1.jpg 433w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/107552915_1515298115343937_1142213303658141539_n-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/107552915_1515298115343937_1142213303658141539_n-1-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/107552915_1515298115343937_1142213303658141539_n-1-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" data-id=\"13567\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ronmayhill-officer-1-400x245.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above: Ron Mayhill, in later life, and right during WWII. (NZBCA Archives)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13569\" style=\"width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-1394x2048.jpg 1394w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x-400x588.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1447136142.0.x.jpg 1405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The music heard in this episode is&nbsp;<em>Wild Flower&nbsp;<\/em>by Joakim Karud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guests:&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;29th of August 2013<\/p>\n<p>Published:&nbsp;26th of February 2024<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp;40 minutes, 46 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood dips into his archive and pulls out a 2013 recording [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2613,2614,2612,1543,625,89,318,125,16,383,951,952,2610,319,2611,356,31,917,1458,44,90,83,5,1075,192,673,2615,2599,2609,916,47],"class_list":["post-13559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-2613","tag-75-nz","tag-aimer","tag-arthur","tag-association","tag-aviation","tag-avro","tag-bomb","tag-bomber","tag-command","tag-dave","tag-homewood","tag-joplin","tag-lancaster","tag-mayhill","tag-memories","tag-new-zealand","tag-over","tag-peter","tag-pilot","tag-podcast","tag-raf","tag-rnzaf","tag-ron","tag-show","tag-squadron","tag-tirpitz","tag-wartime","tag-wheeler","tag-wings","tag-wwii","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13559"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13573,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13559\/revisions\/13573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}