{"id":3955,"date":"2017-08-26T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2017-08-26T21:28:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T21:28:20","slug":"escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2017\/08\/escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 158 &#8211; Escape: The Best Sport Ever!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6686\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3955-1\" 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_158_Arthur_Gatland.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_158_Arthur_Gatland.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_158_Arthur_Gatland.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_158_Arthur_Gatland.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=3955-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_158_Arthur_Gatland.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_158_Arthur_Gatland.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%3D3955\" 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>Arthur Gatland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a021st of August 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>\u00a026th of August 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a044 minutes 37 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Gatland is a pilot. His father Frank Gatland DFM mid was also a pilot. Frank joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1941 and following his flying training he became a Short Stirling captain with No. 214 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command . \u00a0Following several operations with the squadron, including a very low level attack he made on Genoa, Italy, in October 1942 that earned him the Distinguished Flying Medal, his luck ran out.<\/p>\n<p>He and his crew were shot down\/collided with a fighter over France on the night of 28\/29 November 1942. Frank survived the parachute jump and he set off on foot in an attempt to evade capture. \u00a0After covering many miles he was eventually taken prisoner and placed into Stalag VIIIB POW camp. He was not there long before he was planning an escape, the first of many to come. \u00a0Including the initial evasion, Frank would be officially credited with five escapes by war&#8217;s end. He was a genuine thorn in the side to the Germans, continually planning and scheming ways to get away and try to get back to Britain and safety. He loved every minute of it!<\/p>\n<p>In later years Frank wrote his memoirs of his wartime experiences, both as a bomber pilot and as an evader, escaper and a POW. Now, ten years after Frank&#8217;s death, his son Arthur has published those memoirs as a book, entitled &#8220;Escape &#8211; The Best Sport Ever!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of the WONZ Show Arthur talks about his father and about the book which is now available. And he also talks about his own flying career. He too served in the Air Force, flying Hawker Harriers and Hunters with the Royal Air Force in the 1970&#8217;s. Later returning home he joined Air New Zealand and flew Fokker Friendships, Boeing 737&#8217;s, Boeing 767&#8217;s, Boeing 777&#8217;s and Boeing 787 Dreamliners, and today he runs the 777 and 787 simulator. Arthur is also a very accomplished glider pilot and is often seen displaying in a glider at airshows around New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0Arthur Gatland&#8217;s Direct Email &#8211; gatlandaj@ihug.co.nz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EscapeTheBestSportEver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escape: The Best Sport Ever on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1915810745339556\/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Escape: The Best Sport Ever Book Launch Event Page<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ArthurGatland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3959\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ArthurGatland.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ArthurGatland.jpg 540w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ArthurGatland-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ArthurGatland-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/ArthurGatland-400x711.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAbove: Arthur Gatland with copies of his father Frank Gatland&#8217;s book &#8216;Escape: The Best Sport Ever&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EscapeCover1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3966\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EscapeCover1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EscapeCover1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EscapeCover1-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EscapeCover1-104x150.jpg 104w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/EscapeCover1-400x578.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAbove: The cover of the book, with Frank Gatland DFM&#8217;s photo<\/p>\n<p>Note: The theme music at the beginning of this episode is from the television series Hogan&#8217;s Heroes, and the music at the end is the theme from the feature film The Great Escape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Arthur Gatland<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 21st of August 2017<\/p>\n<p>Released: 26th of August 2017<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 44 minutes 37 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Gatland is a pilot. His father Frank Gatland DFM mid was also a pilot. 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