{"id":5558,"date":"2018-08-02T23:42:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T23:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=5558"},"modified":"2018-08-03T00:33:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T00:33:32","slug":"michelle-sim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2018\/08\/michelle-sim\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 187 \u2013 Michelle Sim &#8211; Bombs And Bulldozers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9879\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5558-1\" 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_187_Michelle_Sim.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_187_Michelle_Sim.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_187_Michelle_Sim.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_187_Michelle_Sim.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=5558-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_187_Michelle_Sim.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_187_Michelle_Sim.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%3D5558\" 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>Michelle Sim<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a030th of June 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>\u00a03rd of August 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a037 minutes 49 seconds<\/p>\n<p>This episode features Michelle Sim, the sixth speaker at the recent WONZ Forum Meet\u00a0held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle is the Communications Manager at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, and she previously was an Archivist within that museum. She&#8217;s also a dedicated avgeek. One of the topics that really interested her when she was working in the Archives was the story of the RNZAF&#8217;s No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron, which she presents here.<\/p>\n<p>This unit was assembled from construction workers of the New Zealand Public Works Department, and they were sent to Malaya to build airfields for the Royal Air Force.\u00a0 Their task was however interrupted by the entry into WWII of Japan who set about attacking Malaya and Singapore, forcing the squadron to fight for their lives in their attempt to get home to New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcemuseum.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Air Force Museum of New Zealand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0 Michelle&#8217;s Email Contact is <a href=\"mailto:Communications@Airforcemuseum.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"ms-font-s ms-font-color-themePrimary\" title=\"Communications@Airforcemuseum.co.nz\">Communications@Airforcemuseum.co.nz<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Bombs And Bulldozers&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong>Presentation by Michelle Sim. All images courtesy of the Air Force museum of New Zealand<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5571\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_Ohakea-Tattoo_2017-1.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMichelle Sim with a RSAF F-15 at the RNZAF Air Tattoo at Ohakea, Feb 2017<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5559\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/M-Sim_ATC-flying-course_1999.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMichelle (bottom right) at the Air Training Corps National Aviation (Power Flying) Course, 1999.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS1002849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5574\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS1002849.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS1002849.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS1002849-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS1002849-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS1002849-400x268.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMichelle at work in the Museum\u2019s archives, 2010.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5570\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Eric-Smart-collection_AFM-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPapers from the Eric Smart collection, held in the archives of the Air Force Museum of New Zealand<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5575\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1l-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Inside the No. 1 Aerodrome Construction Squadron (1 ACS) airmen\u2019s barracks at Tebrau camp, Dec 1941<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5567\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800154-400x239.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Caterpillar tractor driver at work, towing a carry-all (levelling machine), Tebrau airfield<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5568\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tebrau-neg-12-11-91-400x264.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nCaterpillar tractors towing carry-alls (levelling machines) across the main runway at Tebrau, December 1941<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5576\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1e-400x268.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Men and machinery of 1 ACS at Bukit Lunchu quarry, January 1942<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5577\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2006-292.1v-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>The first large snake capture at Bekok &#8211; 12&#8242; 6&#8243; (3.8 metres) python, December 1941<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1438-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5583\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1438-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1438-1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1438-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1438-1-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1438-1-400x272.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Bulldozer clearing palm oil trees, Bekok<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5562\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/HIST1435-400x260.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Men of 1 ACS sporting newly-shaved heads, December 1941<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5563\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464-1024x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1464-400x255.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n1 ACS crossing the Causeway to Singapore, 27 January 1942. Note the &#8220;DEAD SLOW&#8221; sign, on account of the British Royal Engineers laying demolition charges on the Causeway<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5578\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1458-400x230.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Demolition party from 1 ACS laying charges in the airfield at Tebrau<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5586\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461-1024x617.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1461-400x241.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>A land mine being detonated in the Bekok air strip<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5560\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5-400x257.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1992-064.5.jpg 1196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMen from 1 ACS with a slit trench at their evacuation camp on Singapore. The caption on the photo notes these trenches were put to good use during the siege<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5565\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469-1024x656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1469-400x256.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Men of 1 ACS winching a carry-all onto <em>S.S. Talythbius<\/em> at the Singapore docks, Feb 1942<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5564\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Hist1467-400x239.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Members of 1 ACS preparing to evacuate on <em>S.S. Darvel<\/em>, Singapore, Feb 1942<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5561\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33-1024x646.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Darvel-image-no-33-400x252.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em>S.S. Darvel <\/em>in Banka Strait, just prior to its attack by Japanese bombers<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5569\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511.jpg 986w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511-768x598.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS0800511-400x312.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong>Disembarking from <em>S.S. Darvel<\/em> at Batavia<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-NZ\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5580\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MUS120015-1-400x243.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>A cold but very welcome homecoming &#8211; the surviving members of 1 ACS arriving at Lyttleton Harbour on 24 March 1942.<\/p>\n<p>Note: The music at the end of the audio version of this show is Wild Flower by Joakim Karud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Michelle Sim<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 30th of June 2018<\/p>\n<p>Released: 3rd of August 2018<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds<\/p>\n<p>This episode features Michelle Sim, the sixth speaker at the recent WONZ Forum Meet held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, at Wigram, Christchurch.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle is the Communications Manager at the Air [&#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":[1302,738,1078,804,142,908,89,125,1308,1651,1831,1829,1835,951,1834,389,952,1636,905,600,1827,95,917,90,1832,5,881,1830,1025,192,1710,601,673,1836,183,916,1833,1024,831,47,918],"class_list":["post-5558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-1302","tag-aerodrome","tag-air","tag-airfield","tag-airport","tag-attack","tag-aviation","tag-bomb","tag-bombs","tag-british","tag-bulldozer","tag-construction","tag-darvel","tag-dave","tag-department","tag-force","tag-homewood","tag-ii","tag-japanese","tag-malaya","tag-michelle","tag-new","tag-over","tag-podcast","tag-public","tag-rnzaf","tag-royal","tag-runway","tag-second","tag-show","tag-sim","tag-singapore","tag-squadron","tag-talythbius","tag-war","tag-wings","tag-works","tag-world","tag-ww2","tag-wwii","tag-zealand","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5558","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=5558"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5604,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5558\/revisions\/5604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}