{"id":3321,"date":"2017-07-06T22:11:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T22:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2017-07-16T08:20:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T08:20:21","slug":"connie-bickford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2017\/07\/connie-bickford\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 151 &#8211; Connie Bickford"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7694\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3321-1\" 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_151_Connie_Bickford.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_151_Connie_Bickford.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_151_Connie_Bickford.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_151_Connie_Bickford.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=3321-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_151_Connie_Bickford.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_151_Connie_Bickford.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%3D3321\" 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>Connie Bickford<br \/>\n(Constance Elsie Bickford, Wartime WAAF 2003787, known as &#8220;Lucky&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a09th of June 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released: <\/strong>\u00a07th of July 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a01 hour 24 minutes 4 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 97-year-old WWII Women&#8217;s Auxiliary Air Force member Connie Bickford. Connie was a window dresser in London before she joined the British WAAF and was trained as a plotter and a RADAR Operator. Her training in these specialist roles took place at Portreath in Cornwall, and then she was posted to a RADAR section at Swannage, in Dorset. She also served at RAF Colerne.<\/p>\n<p>Connie&#8217;s memories of the war, her work, her bending of the WAAF rules, her marriage to a Spitfire pilot and much more make for a very rich and enjoyable episode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3324\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580058.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3325\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060-400x260.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/P1580060.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Lance Bickford and Gary at New Zealand Warbirds Association&#8217;s Office for their valued assistance in setting up this interview!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Connie Bickford (Constance Elsie Bickford, Wartime WAAF 2003787, known as &#8220;Lucky&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 9th of June 2017<\/p>\n<p>Released: 7th of July 2017<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes 4 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 97-year-old WWII Women&#8217;s Auxiliary Air Force member Connie Bickford. 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