{"id":15655,"date":"2025-05-23T05:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=15655"},"modified":"2025-06-16T05:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:34:52","slug":"wonz-325-restoring-the-gloster-grebe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2025\/05\/wonz-325-restoring-the-gloster-grebe\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 325 &#8211; Restoring The Gloster Grebe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3871\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15655-1\" 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_325_Gloster_Grebe.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_325_Gloster_Grebe.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_325_Gloster_Grebe.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_325_Gloster_Grebe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=15655-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_325_Gloster_Grebe.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_325_Gloster_Grebe.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%3D15655\" 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;Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;23rd of February 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published:&nbsp;<\/strong>23rd of May 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;48 minutes, 34 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode recorded at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, during the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet held there on the 23rd of February 2025, we hear from Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers on their project to bring the 1928 Gloster Grebe biplane fighter back from extinction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have formed the SHW Aviation Trust, named after Sir Henry Wigram who had donated the money that purchased the New Zealand Permanent Air Force&#8217;s first Grebe. The trust is working to gather parts, remnants, drawings, photos, and history of the Grebes and the people who flew and maintained them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/\">The Wings Over New Zealand Forum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/347963671009520\/\">NZ501 Gloster Grebe<\/a> on Facebook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/airforcemuseum.co.nz\/\">The Air Force Museum of New Zealand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AirForceMuseumofNewZealand\">The Air Force Museum of New Zealand on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music is Wild Flower by Joachim Karud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-1024x774.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-1536x1161.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-2048x1548.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WgF139-400x302.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Side view of Grebe NZ501 at Wigram Aerodrome. 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