{"id":18149,"date":"2026-01-12T23:45:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=18149"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T22:29:43","slug":"wonz-342-mark-hillier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2026\/01\/wonz-342-mark-hillier\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 342 &#8211; Mark Hillier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2769\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18149-1\" 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_342_Mark_Hillier.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_342_Mark_Hillier.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_342_Mark_Hillier.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_342_Mark_Hillier.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=18149-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_342_Mark_Hillier.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_342_Mark_Hillier.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%3D18149\" 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;Mark Hillier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hosts:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;6th of January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp;13th of January 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp; 1 hour 33 minutes 35 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Wings Over New Zealand Show episode Dave Homewood speaks with Mark Hillier, who is a recreational pilot, a historian, an author and he is Head of Operations at Spitfires.com, the adventure rides company based at Goodwood Aerodrome, Westhampnett, in West Sussex, UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark discusses his background in aviation, and talks about Spitfires.com and their fleet of aircraft. That includes three two-seaters plus the Silver Spitfire that flew around the world. He also talks about his passion for aviation history, the many books hat he has written, and the veterans he has met along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he talks about his close connection to the late RAF groundcrew veteran Joe Roddis, who served on No. 485 (NZ) Squadron through that unit&#8217;s whole existence. No. 485 (NZ) Squadron&#8217;s time based at Westhampnett is also detailed, and also a little history of other squadrons based there and at the nearby RAF Tangmere, which Westhampnett was a satellite airfield to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.markhillier.net\/\">Mark Hiller&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spitfires.com\/\">Spitfires.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/Mark-Hillier\/author\/B08N6TWNYF?ref=ap_rdr&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true&amp;ccs_id=e867b480-0399-4c65-86ab-b9339756be43\">Mark&#8217;s books on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pen-and-sword.co.uk\/Mark-Hillier\/a\/2587\">Mark&#8217;s books at Pen and Sword<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwood.com\/flying\/\">Goodwood Aerodrome (Formerly RAF Westhampnett)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RAF_Westhampnett\">RAF Westhampnett on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Cover-1536x960.jpg 1536w, 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