{"id":18846,"date":"2026-05-28T21:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=18846"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:16:25","slug":"wonz-353-john-de-hoop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2026\/05\/wonz-353-john-de-hoop\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 353 &#8211; John de Hoop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3132\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-18846-1\" 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_353_John_de_Hoop.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_353_John_de_Hoop.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_353_John_de_Hoop.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_353_John_de_Hoop.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=18846-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_353_John_de_Hoop.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_353_John_de_Hoop.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%3D18846\" 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Fling Officer John de Hoop (RAF 1810752, 191161) Wireless Operator-Air Gunner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a0\u200e19th of November 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Released:<\/strong>\u00a029th of May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a01 hour 6 minutes 13 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John de Hoop was a Londoner who joined the Royal Air Force in 1943, and trained as a Wireless Operator-Air Gunner. The following year he was posted to No. 75 (NZ) Squadron at RAF Mepal, as a Wireless Operator on Avro Lancasters, in the crew captained by New Zealand pilot F\/Lt Wylie Wakelin DFC. His final few ops were flown with S\/Ldr Bob Rodgers as his captain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This recording was made at the time using Skype, as John lived in the UK. It was recorded as part of a wider WONZ Show project I was working on at the time that ended up not proceeding to completion. So it seems like it&#8217;s about time to share it with listeners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John passed away on the 7th of August 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468459971_10160744001373546_7954005930202641018_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468459971_10160744001373546_7954005930202641018_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468459971_10160744001373546_7954005930202641018_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468459971_10160744001373546_7954005930202641018_n-300x225.jpg 300w, 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height=\"960\" data-id=\"18848\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468083315_10160639130388546_4314223738358898484_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468083315_10160639130388546_4314223738358898484_n.jpg 721w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468083315_10160639130388546_4314223738358898484_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468083315_10160639130388546_4314223738358898484_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468083315_10160639130388546_4314223738358898484_n-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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1154w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468645896_10160804665573546_6363462431716672627_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468645896_10160804665573546_6363462431716672627_n-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/468645896_10160804665573546_6363462431716672627_n.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two more photos of John, from Dee Boneham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/75nzsquadron.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/08\/john-de-hoop\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/75nzsquadron.wordpress.com\/2016\/08\/08\/john-de-hoop\/\">John de Hoop obituary on the 75 (NZ) Squadron Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/75nzsquadron.wordpress.com\/w-j-wakelin-crew-29-10-44\/\">The Wylie Wakelin Crew on the 75 (NZ) Squadron Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/75nzsquadron.wordpress.com\/j-r-rodgers-crew-20-9-44\/\">The Bob Rodgers Crew on the 75 (NZ) Squadron Blog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music at the end of this episode is Wild Flower by Joachim Karud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guest: Fling Officer John de Hoop (RAF 1810752, 191161) Wireless Operator-Air Gunner<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recorded: \u200e19th of November 2013<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Released: 29th of May 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 13 seconds<\/p>\n<p 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