{"id":15057,"date":"2025-03-28T02:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=15057"},"modified":"2025-03-28T02:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:26:46","slug":"wonz-319-frank-parker-wonz-20th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2025\/03\/wonz-319-frank-parker-wonz-20th\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 319 &#8211; Frank Parker WONZ 20th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8738\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15057-1\" 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_319_Frank_Parker_WONZ_20th.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_319_Frank_Parker_WONZ_20th.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_319_Frank_Parker_WONZ_20th.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_319_Frank_Parker_WONZ_20th.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=15057-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_319_Frank_Parker_WONZ_20th.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_319_Frank_Parker_WONZ_20th.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%3D15057\" 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>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;2nd of March 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published:&nbsp;<\/strong>28th of March 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;40 minutes, 42 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode NZ Warbirds president Frank Parker is heard talking about flying the various WWII fighters he&#8217;s flown during his career. Frank was the first speaker at the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet at Ardmore on the 2nd of March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frank talks about how he first got into aviation, and a little on his RNZAF career, before talking about how he got into flying and owning warbirds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then starts talking about getting a rating in Garth Hogan&#8217;s P-40N, which he and his wife Liz Needham ended up owning. Then he talks about flying the Supermarine Spitfire, the Yakovlev Yak 3,  the Flug Werk Fw190 Focke-Wulf replica, the North American P-51D Mustang, the Bell P-39 Airacobra, and the Goodyear FG-1D Corsair. He also gives a mention to the L-39 jet, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/nzwarbirds.org.nz\/?\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nzwarbirds.org.nz\/?\">NZ Warbirds Association Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064406511092\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064406511092\">NZ Warbirds Association Inc. on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Stuart Russell for his assistance in recording and editing this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Phil Treweek for the photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4149a-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4149a-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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