{"id":8662,"date":"2020-09-29T20:54:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T20:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=8662"},"modified":"2020-09-29T21:08:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T21:08:45","slug":"wonz-229-karl-kjarsgaard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2020\/09\/wonz-229-karl-kjarsgaard\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 229 &#8211; Karl Kjarsgaard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6981\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8662-1\" 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_229_Karl_Kjarsgaard.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_229_Karl_Kjarsgaard.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_229_Karl_Kjarsgaard.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_229_Karl_Kjarsgaard.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=8662-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_229_Karl_Kjarsgaard.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_229_Karl_Kjarsgaard.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%3D8662\" 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: <\/strong>Karl Kjarsgaard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;13th of September 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp;October 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp; 1 hour 18 minutes 23 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a slightly different topic from the usual WONZ Show in this episode Dave Homewood talks with Karl Kjarsgaard of Canada about his efforts to ensure the Handley Page Halifax bomber is not forgotten by Canadians, and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karl is a former airline pilot who realised in the 1990&#8217;s that whilst many of the aviation museums in Canada have Avro Lancaster bombers in their collection to represent his nation&#8217;s huge part on RAF Bomber Command, in fact the aircraft that most Canadian bomber crews flew was the Handley Page Halifax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal Canadian Air Force operated 15 squadrons of Halifax in their own No. 6 Group of Bomber Command, and Canadians also served in the type with other squadrons. There were also over 40 RAF, 3 RAAF, 2 French and 2 Polish squadrons operating the type across Bomber Command, Coastal Command, and Transport Command, plus some Special Duties units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With only one unrestored Halifax at RAF Hendon, which was recovered from a fjord, and a &#8216;bitsa&#8217; restoration at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Karl decided to find one for Canada. He located and, with a team, recovered Halifax Mk. VII NA337 from Lake Mjosa in Norway. That aircraft was restored back to pristine condition and is now on static display in the National Air Force Museum of Canada, at Trenton, Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next Karl set about recovering a second Halifax, LW682, from a swamp where it had crashed in Belgium, to recover the bodies of the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now his current project is to recover Halifax HR871 from the Baltic Sea off the coast of Sweden. The plan is for this aircraft to end up fully restored to taxiing (though not flying) condition at the Bomber Command Museum of Canada, at Nanton, Alberta. Work is already well underway on a centre section and a collection of Bristol Hercules engines for this aeroplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.57rescuecanada.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Halifax 57 Rescue<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rebuildshopKT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebuildshop on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bombercommandmuseum.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bomber Command Museum of Canada (Nanton)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/112232095483062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Bomber Command Museum of Canada Curated Public Group on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/airforcemuseum.ca\/eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The National Air Force Museum of Canada (Trenton)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/airforcemuseum.ca\/en\/special-exhibits\/the-story-of-halifax-na337-2p-x-part-1-of-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Story of Halifax NA337<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Handley_Page_Halifax\" target=\"_blank\">The Handley Page Halifax on Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119177471_321938265748582_8600082002480402522_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8663\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119122630_3379825602243046_8723551900403231201_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119122630_3379825602243046_8723551900403231201_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119122630_3379825602243046_8723551900403231201_n-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119122630_3379825602243046_8723551900403231201_n-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119122630_3379825602243046_8723551900403231201_n-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119122630_3379825602243046_8723551900403231201_n-400x273.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Karl on top of NA337 during its recovery (Photo via Karl Kjasgaard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-1024x528.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-1536x792.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n-400x206.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119218235_2610752332572092_562236868878087270_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A colourised photo of a wartime Halifax with all its aircrew, ground crew, bombs and support equipment (Photo via Karl Kjasgaard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119215580_960763071071342_2351642485890923617_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119215580_960763071071342_2351642485890923617_n.jpg 384w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119215580_960763071071342_2351642485890923617_n-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119215580_960763071071342_2351642485890923617_n-150x132.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption>Karl with the ingots from the Belgian swamp bomber (Photo via Karl Kjasgaard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-1024x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-768x351.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-1536x703.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-150x69.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/119353430_1243846809287637_5080793857604714765_n-400x183.jpg 400w, 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1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The wall of names of all the Canadian casualties from Bomber Command, and the Lancaster, at the Canadian Bomber Command Museum, Nanton (Photo via Karl Kjasgaard)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest: Karl Kjarsgaard<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;13th of September 2020<\/p>\n<p>Released:&nbsp;October 2020<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp; 1 hour 18 minutes 23 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In a slightly different topic from the usual WONZ Show in this episode Dave Homewood talks with Karl Kjarsgaard of Canada about his efforts to ensure the Handley Page Halifax bomber is not forgotten by Canadians, 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