{"id":2525,"date":"2016-12-01T22:28:41","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2016-12-01T22:38:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T22:38:16","slug":"haydn-finbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2016\/12\/haydn-finbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 126 &#8211; Spitfire Pilot Haydn Finbow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7955\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2525-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_126_Haydn.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_126_Haydn.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_126_Haydn.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_126_Haydn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=2525-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_126_Haydn.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_126_Haydn.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%3D2525\" 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><p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<br \/>\n<strong>Guest: <\/strong>Haydn Finbow<br \/>\n<strong>Recorded:\u00a0<\/strong>11th of July\u00a02016<br \/>\n<strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a02 hours 6 \u00a0minutes 20 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Born and brought up in a small village in Suffolk, England, Haydn Finbow joined the Royal Air Force in 1941, with the desire of becoming a Spitfire pilot. In this episode Haydn details his journey through the training system from initial entry at Lords Cricket Ground and flying Tiger Moths at Marshall Airport in Cambridgeshire, to advanced training in the USA, and his return to Britain where he eventually joined No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron RAF.<\/p>\n<p>Haydn flew Spitfire Mk. V&#8217;s and then the Griffon engined Spitfire Mk. XIV&#8217;s on patrols over Europe before and after D-Day, occasionally sighting enemy fighters including the famous yellow nosed\u00a0Abbeville Boys, sometimes attacking ships, flying Search and Rescue operations, and more. Haydn had two crashes in Spitfires, the first shot down over enemy territory. He flew operationally with the squadron from mid-1943 through till after the end of the war. One of his squadron mates was New Zealander Colin Gray, who ended the war as New Zealand&#8217;s top fighter ace of all time. The pair were great friends.<\/p>\n<p>Haydn and his wife moved to New Zealand in 1974, living in Cambridge\u00a0, Hamilton and Tauranga before he has retired back to Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2533 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519-1024x729.jpg\" alt=\"p1430519\" width=\"640\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430519.jpg 1185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Haydn Finbow<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2532 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn-834x1024.jpg\" alt=\"haydn\" width=\"640\" height=\"786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn-834x1024.jpg 834w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn-768x943.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn-400x491.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Haydn.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Haydn during WWII, a photo on his wall, hence the glass shine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2531\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert-779x1024.jpg\" alt=\"cert\" width=\"640\" height=\"841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert-779x1024.jpg 779w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert-768x1009.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert-400x526.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Cert.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: Haydn&#8217;s pilots&#8217; certificate from the flying training course in the USA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2534\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"p1430520\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430520.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No. 610 (County of Chester) Squadron.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2535\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523-674x1024.jpg\" alt=\"p1430523\" width=\"640\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523-768x1167.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523-400x608.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/P1430523.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Young Haydn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Host: Dave Homewood Guest: Haydn Finbow Recorded: 11th of July 2016 Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 20 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Born and brought up in a small village in Suffolk, England, Haydn Finbow joined the Royal Air Force in 1941, with the desire of becoming a Spitfire pilot. 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