{"id":318,"date":"2014-07-14T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-14T10:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=318"},"modified":"2015-12-18T04:43:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T04:43:01","slug":"episode-71-les-munro-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2014\/07\/episode-71-les-munro-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 71 &#8211; Les Munro Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3562\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-318-1\" 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_071_Les_Munro_Two.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_071_Les_Munro_Two.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_071_Les_Munro_Two.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_071_Les_Munro_Two.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=318-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_071_Les_Munro_Two.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_071_Les_Munro_Two.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%3D318\" 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:\u00a0<\/strong>Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO, DFC<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Interviewers:<\/strong> Dave Homewood and Richard Carstens<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 1 hour, 24 minutes, 16 seconds<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Topic:<\/strong> In this episode, part two of two, we continue with the very interesting interview with Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO, DFC, RNZAF. For part one please <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZ_Show_61_70.html#LesMunro1\">click here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Les was one of the original members of the Royal Air Force&#8217;s most famous unit, No. 617 Squadron &#8211; The Dambusters. We pick up the story just as he and his crew are taking off on the famous Dams Raid on the 16th of May 1943.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">We also hear what happened in No. 617 Squadron after the raid and in subsequent months and years when Les was later made one of the three Flight Commanders alongside Dave Shannon and Joe &#8216;Mac&#8217; McCarthy, under the leadership of Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire VC.<\/p>\n<p>The interviewers are Dave Homewood and Richard Carstens, and this interview was recorded in April 2010.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/images\/Les_Munro_King.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"586\" \/><br \/>\nLes Munro (left) meets King George VI after the Dams Raid. Right is Wing<br \/>\nCommander Guy Gibson VC<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/images\/Les_Munro_Yak.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"654\" \/><br \/>\nLes Munro (Photo Peter Wheeler)<\/p>\n<p>By the way the small music clip is The Dambusters March by Eric Coates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Guest: Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO, DFC<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Interviewers: Dave Homewood and Richard Carstens<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes, 16 seconds<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Topic: In this episode, part two of two, we continue with the very interesting interview with Squadron Leader Les Munro DSO, DFC, RNZAF. 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