{"id":8030,"date":"2020-05-02T03:28:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T03:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=8030"},"modified":"2020-07-05T04:21:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T04:21:26","slug":"eddie-leaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2020\/05\/eddie-leaf\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 221 &#8211; Eddie Leaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8050\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8030-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_221_Eddie_Leaf.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_221_Eddie_Leaf.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_221_Eddie_Leaf.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_221_Eddie_Leaf.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=8030-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_221_Eddie_Leaf.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_221_Eddie_Leaf.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%3D8030\" 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>\n<p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;<\/strong>Edward Leaf, Air Gunner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;6th of December 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp;2nd of May 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp; 53 minutes 24 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood&nbsp;chats&nbsp;with WWII Air Gunner Eddie Leaf, who served with the Royal Air Force in Vickers Wellingtons, Short Stirlings, Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eddie was born in the UK but grew up in the USA during the Depression years, and returned to Britain before joining the RAF. Postwar he moved to New Zealand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His daughter Christine also sits in to help Eddie with his fading memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-1536x945.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-2048x1259.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Crew-400x246.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Eddie&#8217;s wartime bomber crew on No. 90 Squadron in the Summer of 1943: Left to right are Roy Mitchell (Mid-Upper Gunner), Harry Sherman (Wireless Operator), Eddie Leaf (Rear Gunner), Charles Corley DFC (Pilot), Bob Ludham (Flight Engineer), Arthur Beresford (Bomb Aimer) and Cyril Paul (Navigator). From Eddie Leaf&#8217;s Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-697x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-697x1024.jpg 697w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-768x1128.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-1046x1536.jpg 1046w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-1395x2048.jpg 1395w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-102x150.jpg 102w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-400x587.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Eddie-Leaf-scaled.jpg 1743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><figcaption>Eddie Leaf during his RAF days. From Eddie Leaf&#8217;s Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-2048x1480.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Untitled4-400x289.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A photo of the English-born members of the New Zealand Bomber Command Association who were treated to a trip back to the UK to tour museums and visit the Bomber Command Memorial. Here they were visiting the Avro Lancaster &#8216;Just Jane&#8217; at East Kirkby. Left to right are Harold Panton, owner of &#8216;Just Jane&#8217;, Eddie Leaf, Des Hall, ?, Wally Halliwell, Harry Cammish and Doug Williamson. From Eddie Leaf&#8217;s Collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920548-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Eddie Leaf, standing left, with his daughter Christine, talks with Ron Mayhill (back to camera) and Jonathon Pote, with Keith Boles DFC in the foreground at an NZBCA veterans morning tea in December 2019.Photo Dave Homewood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/P1920549-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Eddie greeting Keith, with Ron and Christine looking on. Photo Dave Homewood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NB: The music at the end of this episode is Wild Flower by Joakim Karud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest:&nbsp;Edward Leaf, Air Gunner<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;6th of December 2019<\/p>\n<p>Released:&nbsp;2nd of May 2020<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp; 53 minutes 24 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood&nbsp;chats&nbsp;with WWII Air Gunner Eddie Leaf, who served with the Royal Air Force in Vickers Wellingtons, Short Stirlings, Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancasters.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie was born in the UK but [&#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":[1078,89,2102,389,1310,380,319,2103,95,917,90,83,881,192,1305,46,378,916,831,47,918],"class_list":["post-8030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-air","tag-aviation","tag-eddie","tag-force","tag-gunner","tag-halifax","tag-lancaster","tag-leaf","tag-new","tag-over","tag-podcast","tag-raf","tag-royal","tag-show","tag-stirling","tag-veteran","tag-wellington","tag-wings","tag-ww2","tag-wwii","tag-zealand","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8030","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=8030"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8305,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8030\/revisions\/8305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}