{"id":86,"date":"2012-08-12T04:20:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T04:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=86"},"modified":"2017-08-10T06:16:46","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T06:16:46","slug":"episode-26-wc-tom-horton-dso-dfc-pff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2012\/08\/episode-26-wc-tom-horton-dso-dfc-pff\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 26 &#8211; W\/C Tom Horton DSO, DFC*, (pff)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9226\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-86-1\" 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_026_Tom_Horton.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_026_Tom_Horton.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_026_Tom_Horton.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_026_Tom_Horton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=86-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_026_Tom_Horton.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_026_Tom_Horton.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%3D86\" 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>Wing Commander Thomas Welch Horton DSO, DFC* (pff) (retired)<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Duration:<\/strong> 51 minutes, 27 seconds<br \/>\n(Recorded May 2012)<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Topic:<\/strong> Wing Commander Tom Horton was a pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. He was attached to the Royal Air Force in 1940, and served in Ireland patrolling the seaways in Fairey Battles, then was posted to England where he flew Bristol Blenheims and Douglas Bostons on daylight strikes against shipping and targets in France and the low countries. This was all with No. 88 Squadron. After a rest period he then went onto fly the famed de Havilland Mosquito with No. 105 Squadron Pathfinder Force, No. 8 Group, dropping red target markers and carrying out bombing attacks.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC00923a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3767\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC00923a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC00923a.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC00923a-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/DSC00923a-112x150.jpg 112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTom Horton in 1946 in his RNZAF uniform<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/TomwithMedalsa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3768\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/TomwithMedalsa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/TomwithMedalsa.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/TomwithMedalsa-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/TomwithMedalsa-120x150.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTom Horton in 2012 with his WWII medals<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Many thanks to Debra Hinkle, Gail Hoddinott, Dave McDonald and Tony Kambic for their assistance in setting up this interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Wing Commander Thomas Welch Horton DSO, DFC* (pff) (retired)<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Host: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Duration: 51 minutes, 27 seconds (Recorded May 2012)<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Topic: Wing Commander Tom Horton was a pilot in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. 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