{"id":3259,"date":"2017-05-30T06:51:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T06:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=3259"},"modified":"2017-06-03T00:20:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T00:20:48","slug":"millennium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2017\/05\/millennium\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 148 &#8211; Operation Millennium"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5420\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3259-1\" 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_148_Millenium.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_148_Millenium.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_148_Millenium.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_148_Millenium.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=3259-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_148_Millenium.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_148_Millenium.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%3D3259\" 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>Guest:\u00a0<\/strong>David Duxbury<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosts:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a027th of May 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released: <\/strong>\u00a030th of May 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a031\u00a0 minutes 1\u00a0second<\/p>\n<p>In a special and rather impromptu episode the Wings Over New Zealand Show marks 75 years to the day since the first &#8220;1000 Bomber Raid&#8221; was mounted by the Royal Air Force. The target was the city of Cologne in Germany, and the RAF went all out to put together more than a thousand bombers to hit the one city in what was to be both a devastating and unexpected surprise for the Germans as such a tactic had never been conceived before; and also a bit propaganda coup for the British and Allies.<\/p>\n<p>Aircraft \u00a0taking part came from all the operational Bomber Command squadrons able to participate, plus squadrons of RAF Coastal Command and RAF Training Command, including crews not used to night operations over enemy territory, and aircraft that were well past their best condition.<\/p>\n<p>In this short special episode Dave Homewood is joined by eminent RNZAF historian David Duxbury to discuss the Cologne raid and to highlight a few stories from New Zealanders who took part.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3262\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mass_bomber_raid_on_Cologne.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mass_bomber_raid_on_Cologne.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mass_bomber_raid_on_Cologne-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mass_bomber_raid_on_Cologne-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mass_bomber_raid_on_Cologne-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Mass_bomber_raid_on_Cologne-400x226.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nOfficial British war art imagining a bombing raid on Cologne. The city&#8217;s cathedral is clearly visible. It survived the war, despite being hit dozens of times by Allied bombs.\u00a0<a class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/catalogue\/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&amp;CATID=4298956&amp;SearchInit=4&amp;CATREF=INF3\/1603\" rel=\"nofollow\">NF 3\/1603<\/a> This image is from the collections of The National Archive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: David Duxbury<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 27th of May 2017<\/p>\n<p>Released: 30th of May 2017<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 31 minutes 1 second<\/p>\n<p>In a special and rather impromptu episode the Wings Over New Zealand Show marks 75 years to the day since the first &#8220;1000 Bomber Raid&#8221; was mounted by the Royal Air Force. 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