{"id":3580,"date":"2017-07-28T06:34:05","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T06:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2017-08-02T00:44:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T00:44:05","slug":"stan-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2017\/07\/stan-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 154 &#8211; Stan Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9313\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3580-1\" 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_154_Stan_Walker.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_154_Stan_Walker.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_154_Stan_Walker.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_154_Stan_Walker.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=3580-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_154_Stan_Walker.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_154_Stan_Walker.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%3D3580\" 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: <\/strong>Stan Walker\u00a0(F\/O Stanley James Walker, RNZAF, NZ4214446, Pilot)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a017th of June 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released: <\/strong>\u00a028th of July 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a02 hour 15 minutes 42 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Back on the 1st of April 2017, 95 year old Stan Walker was one of the speakers at the Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet in the New Zealand Warbirds Hangar at Ardmore Airport. His talk was very popular as his memory was extremely sharp and his stories were great. But it was obvious that there was much more he could tell, so Dave Homewood visited him in June to do a more relaxed one to one interview.<\/p>\n<p>Stan was at university training to become a teacher when he was called up for the New Zealand Territorial Army, but days after he entered camp the Japanese started the war in the Pacific, and he found himself suddenly a member of the Regular Army. He did not relish this prospect as he&#8217;d been planning to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force, so he went AWOL to get his father to sign the paperwork that would allow him to switch to the RNZAF.<\/p>\n<p>He trained as a pilot in New Zealand and Canada, and was selected for RAF Coastal Command. He was eventually posted to No. 490 (NZ) Squadron based at Jui, Sierra Leone, in West Africa. He converted to the Sunderland as a second pilot, before eventually going solo and becoming a captain.<\/p>\n<p>Stan talks at length about his Air Force days, and the squadron, as well as his life in pre-WWII university and postwar as a teacher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No._490_Squadron_RNZAF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No. 490 (NZ) Squadron on Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nzetc.victoria.ac.nz\/tm\/scholarly\/tei-WH2-2Epi-c5-WH2-2Epi-a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No. 490 (NZ) Squadron in the Official History &#8211; Episodes And Studies Vol. 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong>\u00a0My sincere thanks to Stan and his son Gary Walker for assisting with this interview. The music in this episode is from the<em> Coastal Command<\/em> suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams, recorded in 1942<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stan Walker&#8217;s Photos<br \/>\n<\/strong>These photos come courtesy of Stan&#8217;s album, via his son Gary Walker<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3588 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004-400x603.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-with-medals_0004.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Stan Walker today<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FL-Walker-enhanced-and-cropped-and-resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3591 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FL-Walker-enhanced-and-cropped-and-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FL-Walker-enhanced-and-cropped-and-resized.jpg 522w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FL-Walker-enhanced-and-cropped-and-resized-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FL-Walker-enhanced-and-cropped-and-resized-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FL-Walker-enhanced-and-cropped-and-resized-400x613.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStan Walker during WWII<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aerodrome Defence Unit at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3583\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943-Dad-with-Bert-Leach-and-Les-Bolton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3585\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943-Dad-with-Bert-Leach-and-Les-Bolton-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3586\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3587\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStan and friends relaxing outside their huts at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3584 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5-1024x605.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5-1024x605.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Waipapakauri-ADU-Aerodrome-Defence-Unit-December-1942-to-March-1943_0001-5-400x236.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRNZAF Station Waipapakauri&#8217;s hut accommodation for the ADU members<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3590 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear-400x539.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dad-in-flying-gear.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Stan, left, during his Elementary Flying Training School course at RNZAF Station Ashburton<a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3594\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane-150x52.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane-400x140.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-course-seated-in-front-of-Cessna-Crane.jpg 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStan&#8217;s course at RCAF Station Brandon, Manitoba, in Canada<br \/>\n<strong>Back Row:<\/strong> Philips, Salmon, McKenzie, ?, MacRae, Lyall, Logan, Norman, Parker, Rush, Jensen, Heath, MacVicar, Lavin, Tinsley (RAF), Stevens (RAF), Yeoman.<br \/>\n<strong>Centre Row:<\/strong> Thrall (RAF), Johnson, ?, Waugh (RAF), Davies, Cowell, Marshall-Muir, Latimer, Sturgiss, Hathaway, Hoult, Kether?, Smith (RAF), Harland, Shepherd, \u00a0MacLellan<br \/>\n<strong>Front Row:<\/strong> Henderson, Garner, Adam, Lyons, Millar, Wood, McMillan, Pope, Gibbs, Padre&#8217;, Padre&#8217; (CofE), Baggott, Walker, Morris, Lilly, Ellison, Forsyth<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3593 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane-400x244.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Cessna-Crane.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAn Airspeed Oxford as flown by Stan in Britain during his refresher training<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3592 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired-400x397.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stan-walker-in-Oxford-trainer-repaired.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Stan in the Captain&#8217;s seat of an Airspeed Oxford<\/p>\n<p><strong>No. 490 (NZ) Squadron at Jui, Sierra Leone, West Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490nzsquadron.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3596\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490nzsquadron-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490nzsquadron-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490nzsquadron-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490nzsquadron-400x480.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490nzsquadron.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3597 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-finished-001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3598 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Sunderland-X-crew.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStan&#8217;s Sunderland crew (Stan is not in the photo):<br \/>\nStanding, left to right: F\/Sgt Maloney, F\/Sgt Edwards, Sgt Kemp, Sgt Sinclair, Sgt Allsopp<br \/>\nSeated, left to right: Sgt Patterson, F\/O Delete, F\/Lt &#8216;Pat&#8217; Paterson, F\/Sgt Johnny Greer, F\/O Woodward<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3599 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown.-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown.-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown.-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown.-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown.-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown.-400x231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Base-Jui-Sierra-Leone-26-miles-up-river-from-Freetown..jpg 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe main hangar and \u00a0workshops on the waterfront at RAF Jui<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3600 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui-400x223.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/490-Sunderlands-at-Sqn-Base-Jui.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMoored No. 490 (NZ) Squadron Short Sunderland Mk. III&#8217;s with the Jui hangar visible in the background<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3601 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-003-601x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-003-601x1024.jpg 601w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-003-176x300.jpg 176w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-003-88x150.jpg 88w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-003-400x682.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-003.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><br \/>\nThe view from the Sunderland of one of the Jui tender boats<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3614 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired-986x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired-986x1024.jpg 986w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired-768x797.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired-144x150.jpg 144w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired-400x415.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Abidjan-French-Ivory-Coast-during-Victory-Tour-May-17-27-45.-Stan-at-front-repaired.jpg 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nStan in the foreground with Sunderland &#8220;V&#8221; at\u00a0Abidjan, French Ivory Coast during &#8216;Victory Tour&#8217; that ran from the 17th to 27th of May 1945.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3602 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired-278x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired-139x150.jpg 139w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired-400x432.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-005-repaired.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3603 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Dads-Sunderland-400x230.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nStan&#8217;s Short Sunderland Mk. III &#8220;X&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3604 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45-1024x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45-400x244.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/E-Block-Jui-March-45.jpg 1173w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBarrack Block E at RAF Jui<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3607\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft-768x475.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft-400x247.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Scuttling-their-aircraft.jpg 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3606\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Air-Force-Walker-Stan-002.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe end of Sunderland &#8220;X&#8221; as she sinks into the Atlantic Ocean<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stan Walker Video At The Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet &#8211; 1st of April 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Kindly filmed by Stuart Russell<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stan Walker Part 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HzhCoQSIO_s?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stan Walker Part 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5urGUxP6WMc?start=9&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Stan Walker (F\/O Stanley James Walker, RNZAF, NZ4214446, Pilot)<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 17th of June 2017<\/p>\n<p>Released: 28th of July 2017<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 2 hour 15 minutes 42 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Back on the 1st of April 2017, 95 year old Stan Walker was one of the speakers at the Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1501,85,436,211,89,830,1507,373,382,383,340,184,299,193,1502,1506,31,917,1509,771,44,90,1508,5,849,881,832,192,1503,1497,1498,833,1505,1504,1422,1499,1500,916],"class_list":["post-3580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-africa","tag-air-force","tag-ashburton","tag-auckland","tag-aviation","tag-boat","tag-brandon","tag-canada","tag-coastal","tag-command","tag-dave-homewood","tag-england","tag-flying","tag-interview","tag-jui","tag-levin","tag-new-zealand","tag-over","tag-padgate","tag-patrol","tag-pilot","tag-podcast","tag-prince-edward-island","tag-rnzaf","tag-rotorua","tag-royal","tag-short","tag-show","tag-sierra-leone","tag-stan","tag-stanley","tag-sunderland","tag-teacher","tag-university","tag-waipapakauri","tag-walker","tag-west","tag-wings","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3580"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3637,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3580\/revisions\/3637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}