{"id":15620,"date":"2025-05-19T05:11:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=15620"},"modified":"2025-06-27T06:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T06:13:13","slug":"wonz-324-chris-newey-on-the-first-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2025\/05\/wonz-324-chris-newey-on-the-first-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 324 &#8211; Chris Newey on The First Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2345\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15620-1\" 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_324_Chris_Newey.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_324_Chris_Newey.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_324_Chris_Newey.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_324_Chris_Newey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=15620-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_324_Chris_Newey.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_324_Chris_Newey.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%3D15620\" 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>&nbsp;Chris Newey<\/p>\n\n\n\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>19th of May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp; 47 minutes,  23 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode we hear a presentation given by&nbsp;Chris Newey, who talks about his latest book The First Flight &#8211; The Origins of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book covers the New Zealand Government&#8217;s purchase of 30 new Vickers Wellington bombers in the late 1930&#8217;s, and the creation of a special unit, The New Zealand Squadron, who formed in the UK to fly them. Made up from RNZAF members and New Zealanders who had been serving in the Royal Air Force, they were to train up on the new type and then ferry them across the world to New Zealand in five flights of six. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However the gathering clouds of war put paid to that original plan, and the aircraft and men were offered to the British Government in August 1939 to form part of Britain defence should war come. In April 1940 the New Zealand Squadron was renumbered as No. 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF, and the beginning of a legendary fighting unit began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris has done extensive research into the New Zealand Squadron and its originals, and along the way he has discovered a lot of previously unknown history, and dispelled a number of myths. The book is highly recommended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The First Flight: The Origins of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron<\/strong><br>By Chris Newey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher \u200f : \u200e Aviation Books Ltd. (2 December 2024)<br>Hardback\/Paperback: \u200e 177 pages<br>ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 1915335493<br>ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-1915335494<br>Dimensions &#8211; 27.9 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available online from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Great British Book Shop (hardback only):&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-first-flight\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-first-flight\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-first-flight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon (soft cover only):&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1915335493\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1915335493\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1915335493\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local (NZ) stock of the hardback version now available &#8211; you can contact Chris Newey at chris@foodworks.co.nz <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The per copy NZ price is NZ$56.35 (incl. GST)<br>&#8211; add $12.50 for packaging &amp; postage &#8211; economy tracked courier, anywhere within NZ<br>&#8211; add $5.70 for Rural Delivery<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzwarbirds.org.nz%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR5nusw87bRnsznHt8vi70tPGHodj9hYF9lmGiwa0D3UIlR3CN6E0A6khtYHQQ_aem_zhWkxTmojI0pxmJZrPh2vQ&amp;h=AT2Odl0ONVs6utLTlhFjUD23Vv8tJwqioCnAgYZ3HSvzyIQ2a1d7DxpI7ex6-Izs4AoC7CITSSZqTb7eiqiCyMhmK7nIIEf9G9Saf6ZojdPGxB0tAaR2XmzJmJXFY-0ScFY\">New Zealand Warbirds Association Ltd<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100064406511092\">NZ Warbirds Association of Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-1536x1102.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-2048x1469.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/PR2662-400x287.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Line-up of New Zealand Squadron Wellingtons at RAF Station Feltwell, 1939. 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Air Force Museum of New Zealand.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-793x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-1586x2048.jpg 1586w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494-400x517.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9781915335494.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Newey on The First Flight - WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AR7x6Q-h89g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4464-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Newey during the presentation. (Phil Treweek photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Stuart Russell for the video and sound recording.<br>The music is Wild Flower by Joachim Karud. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest:&nbsp;Chris Newey<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;2nd of March 2025<\/p>\n<p>Published:&nbsp;19th of May 2025<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp; 47 minutes, 23 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we hear a presentation given by&nbsp;Chris Newey, who talks about his latest book The First Flight &#8211; The Origins of the New Zealand Bomber Squadron. <\/p>\n<p>The book covers the New Zealand Government&#8217;s purchase [&#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":[2773,2774,7,89,16,1432,8,1921,951,96,550,952,31,2772,917,44,90,5,1025,192,673,183,378,916,1024,47],"class_list":["post-15620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-2773","tag-2774","tag-author","tag-aviation","tag-bomber","tag-bombers","tag-book","tag-chris","tag-dave","tag-first","tag-flight","tag-homewood","tag-new-zealand","tag-newey","tag-over","tag-pilot","tag-podcast","tag-rnzaf","tag-second","tag-show","tag-squadron","tag-war","tag-wellington","tag-wings","tag-world","tag-wwii","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15620","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=15620"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15827,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15620\/revisions\/15827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}