{"id":68,"date":"2012-06-30T03:02:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T03:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=68"},"modified":"2017-08-01T07:15:54","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T07:15:54","slug":"episode-19-wing-commander-owen-hardy-dfc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2012\/06\/episode-19-wing-commander-owen-hardy-dfc\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 19 &#8211; Wing Commander Owen Hardy DFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7191\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-68-1\" 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_019_Owen_Hardy.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_019_Owen_Hardy.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_019_Owen_Hardy.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_019_Owen_Hardy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=68-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_019_Owen_Hardy.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_019_Owen_Hardy.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%3D68\" 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> W\/C Owen Hardy DFC<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 25 minutes, 8 seconds<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Topic:<\/strong> Owen Hardy was a wartime fighter pilot. He flew Spitfires in combat in North Africa and Europe, including serving with No. 72 Squadron in Britain and in the desert, and No. 485 (NZ) Squadron. He is one of New Zealand&#8217;s fighter aces, and continued to serve for many years in the postwar Royal Air Force. Owen has written an excellent autobiography called &#8220;Through My Eyes&#8221; which is exclusively available through the internet site Lulu. He tells us a little about the book and his days as a fighter pilot in this show. Recorded 27 Feb 2012<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSCF2142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3621\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSCF2142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSCF2142.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/DSCF2142-135x150.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"style38\">Wing Commander Owen Hardy DFC at the No. 485 (NZ) Squadron Reunion, Feb 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/product_thumbnail.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3622\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/product_thumbnail-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/product_thumbnail-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/product_thumbnail-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/product_thumbnail.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=civil&amp;action=display&amp;thread=14003\" target=\"_new\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/owen-hardy\/through-my-eyes\/paperback\/product-6531988.html\" target=\"_new\">Buy Owen&#8217;s paperback book &#8220;Through My Eyes&#8221; on Lulu.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=civil&amp;action=display&amp;thread=14003\" target=\"_new\"><strong>\u2022 \u00a0<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/owen-hardy\/through-my-eyes\/ebook\/product-17380249.html\" target=\"_new\">Buy Owen&#8217;s ebook version of &#8220;Through My Eyes&#8221; on Lulu.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=civil&amp;action=display&amp;thread=14003\" target=\"_new\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/aircrewbookreview.blogspot.co.nz\/2010\/06\/last-autobiography-to-be-written-by-nz.html\" target=\"_new\">Read a review of Owen Hardy&#8217;s book at Aircrew Book Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=civil&amp;action=display&amp;thread=14003\" target=\"_new\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/rnzaf.proboards.com\/index.cgi?board=airshow&amp;action=display&amp;thread=15529\" target=\"_new\">See photos and information on the No. 485 (NZ) Squadron reunion discussed<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">By the way the small music clip comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danosongs.com\/\" target=\"_new\">Danosongs<\/a> and is called Magic Ghost<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: W\/C Owen Hardy DFC<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Duration: 25 minutes, 8 seconds<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Topic: Owen Hardy was a wartime fighter pilot. He flew Spitfires in combat in North Africa and Europe, including serving with No. 72 Squadron in Britain and in the desert, and No. 485 (NZ) Squadron. 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