{"id":4581,"date":"2017-10-27T01:41:57","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T01:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=4581"},"modified":"2017-10-27T01:58:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T01:58:40","slug":"charles-sharp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2017\/10\/charles-sharp\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ Show Episode 167 &#8211; Charles Sharp &#8211; PRU Pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5406\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4581-1\" 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_167_Charles_Sharp.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_167_Charles_Sharp.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_167_Charles_Sharp.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_167_Charles_Sharp.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=4581-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_167_Charles_Sharp.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_167_Charles_Sharp.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%3D4581\" 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>Charles Ernest Sharp,\u00a0157688, Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force, WWII<br \/>\n(21 May 1920 to 11th of October 2011)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a017th of July 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>\u00a027th of October 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a054 minutes 25 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Charles Sharp joined the Royal Air Force in October 1939, though his training did not begin till late 1940. After learning to fly on de Havilland Tiger Moths and Airspeed Oxfords, he was at an Operational Training Unit flying Beaufighters when he was shot down by a night fighter over Yorkshire. This forced him to spend a considerable time in hospitable, but when he returned to flying he was eventually sent on a different path, to fly Photo Reconnaissance Unit aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>Joining No. 140 Squadron RAF, Charles flew Supermarine Spitfire PRIV&#8217;s and PRXI&#8217;s to begin with, then he converted onto the Photo Reconnaissance version of the de Havilland Mosquito. He flew the Mosquito II, IX and XVI on this squadron. He flew all over Europe photographing targets and areas of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Following 60 operations with no. 140 Squadron Charles was rested, during which &#8211; among other postings &#8211; he joined No. 1 Ferry Unit at RAF Pershore, and was engaged in ferrying Beaufighters and Mosquitoes to the Middle East and Far East.<\/p>\n<p>He then returned to No. 140 Squadron, now at Eindhoven, and continued photo operations in Europe and England till the end of the war. He left the RAF in March 1946.<\/p>\n<p>Charles passed away in October 2015 in Whangarei where he&#8217;d lived for many years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1610323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4584 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1610323.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1610323.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1610323-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1610323-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/P1610323-400x251.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAbove: A screencap pf Charles Sharp from the interview<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4587 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/69.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/69.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/69-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/69-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/69-400x220.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\nA No. 140 Squadron RAF Mosquito as flown by Charles Sharp.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4585 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988-758x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988-400x540.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/DSCF4988.jpg 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAn interesting artwork from Charles&#8217;s logbook<\/p>\n<p>The following are aerial photos taken by Charles over Europe, click to enlarge:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4589\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4590\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4591\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4592\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0004-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong>\u00a0This interview was recorded in the Whangarei Returned And Services Association clubrooms, hence a little bit of occasional background noise from their kitchen&#8217;s dumb waiter lift. The music at the end if &#8216;Someone To Watch over Me&#8217;, sung by Margaret Whiting (1944)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Charles Ernest Sharp, 157688, Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force, WWII (21 May 1920 to 11th of October 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 17th of July 2012<\/p>\n<p>Released: 27th of October 2017<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 54 minutes 25 seconds<\/p>\n<p>Charles Sharp joined the Royal Air Force in October 1939, though his training did not begin till late [&#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":[1664,23,1078,919,89,1666,1493,413,1665,1202,951,219,1669,299,389,952,163,31,1667,917,53,363,44,90,1663,1115,881,1662,1668,192,57,673,788,1567,916],"class_list":["post-4581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-1664","tag-aeroplanes","tag-air","tag-airplanes","tag-aviation","tag-bale","tag-beaufighter","tag-bristol","tag-camera","tag-charles","tag-dave","tag-de-havilland","tag-down","tag-flying","tag-force","tag-homewood","tag-mosquito","tag-new-zealand","tag-out","tag-over","tag-parachute","tag-photo","tag-pilot","tag-podcast","tag-pru","tag-reconnaissance","tag-royal","tag-sharp","tag-shot","tag-show","tag-spitfire","tag-squadron","tag-supermarine","tag-unit","tag-wings","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4581","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=4581"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4596,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4581\/revisions\/4596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}