{"id":592,"date":"2016-01-21T04:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T04:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=592"},"modified":"2016-06-20T12:56:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T12:56:45","slug":"episode-97-lindsay-budge-b-17-gunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2016\/01\/episode-97-lindsay-budge-b-17-gunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 97 &#8211; Lindsay Budge &#8211; B-17 Gunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7919\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-592-1\" 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_097_Lindsay_Budge.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_097_Lindsay_Budge.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_097_Lindsay_Budge.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_097_Lindsay_Budge.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=592-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_097_Lindsay_Budge.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_097_Lindsay_Budge.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%3D592\" 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>\u00a0Lindsay Budge<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a030th of October 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a043 minutes 57 seconds (60.3 MB)<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood chats with WWII RNZAF veteran Lindsey Budge of Tauranga, who is now aged 96. He was a herd tester before the war,then spent some time in the Army before he transferred to the RNZAF to train as aircrew. He trained in Canada and by the time he was ready to proceed to England he was a qualified Air Gunner. Lindsay served on Special Operations squadrons, first briefly with the spy dropping Short Stirlings at RAF Tempsford, and then later as the rear gunner of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers that were engaged in electronic warfare amongst the bomber stream with No. 100 Group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0091-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-595\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-595 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0091-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0091 (1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0091-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0091-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0091-1-768x511.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0099-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0099-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0099-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0099-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0099.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-594 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0092 (1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0092-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-596 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0087\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/DSC_0087.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Peter Wheeler of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association for his assistance with this episode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-New-Zealand-Bomber-Command-Association-142846869255742\/\" target=\"_blank\">The New Zealand Bomber Command Association Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Lindsay Budge<\/p>\n<p>Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 30th of October 2015<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 43 minutes 57 seconds (60.3 MB)<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood chats with WWII RNZAF veteran Lindsey Budge of Tauranga, who is now aged 96. He was a herd tester before the war,then spent some time in the Army before he transferred to [&#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":[34,23,85,24,799,89,100,115,793,792,16,229,373,340,797,794,791,31,795,121,6,798,796,483,46,87,800,3,86,47],"class_list":["post-592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-aeroplane","tag-aeroplanes","tag-air-force","tag-aircraft","tag-army","tag-aviation","tag-aviation-forum","tag-aviation-podcast","tag-b-17","tag-boeing","tag-bomber","tag-bomber-command","tag-canada","tag-dave-homewood","tag-electronic-warfare","tag-flying-fortress","tag-lindsay-budge","tag-new-zealand","tag-no-100-group","tag-royal-air-force","tag-royal-new-zealand-air-force","tag-short-stirling","tag-special-operations","tag-training","tag-veteran","tag-veterans","tag-wanganui","tag-wings-over-new-zealand","tag-world-war-two","tag-wwii","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592","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=592"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}