{"id":881,"date":"2016-07-08T06:12:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T06:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=881"},"modified":"2016-07-14T01:37:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T01:37:40","slug":"don-mackenzie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2016\/07\/don-mackenzie\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 106 &#8211; Don Mackenzie AFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_74\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-881-1\" 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_106_Don_Mackenzie.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_106_Don_Mackenzie.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_106_Don_Mackenzie.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_106_Don_Mackenzie.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=881-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_106_Don_Mackenzie.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_106_Don_Mackenzie.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%3D881\" 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>\u00a0Don Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosts:<\/strong> Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>\u00a02nd of September 2009<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>\u00a01 hour 20 minutes 39 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood has delved into his archive and pulled out one of his early interviews from back in September 2009 with the late\u00a0Flight Lieutenant\u00a0Donald Malcolm Mackenzie AFC, mid, RNZAF, retired (NZ401776) of Hamilton.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"ou9n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ou9n-0-0\">Don joined the RNZAF on the 2nd of July 1940, and was on the third pilot\u2019s War Course learning to fly on Tiger Moths and Vildebeest, before he was posted to Singapore in early 1941. Following several months there with No. 100 Squadron RAF he was then posted to Ceylon in July 1941 where he flew operational coastal patrols in Vickers Vildebeests and Fairey Seals. He also sometimes patrolled in borrowed Fairey Swordfish and Fairy Fulmars.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"8itsk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"8itsk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8itsk-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"4350g-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4350g-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4350g-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Don was at Ceylon when the aircraft of five Japanese aircraft carriers attacked the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force bases on the 25th of April 1942.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"dn65t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"dn65t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dn65t-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"3b503-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3b503-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3b503-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">He was later posted to No. 22 Ferry Control Unit as a test pilot for aircraft following major servicing and repairs, and as a ferry pilot, which took him all over India and Burma.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"3th8u-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3th8u-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3th8u-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"44slr\" data-offset-key=\"fqhgs-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fqhgs-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fqhgs-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Later Don was posted to London, England, and joined the Metropolitan Communications Flight of No. 510 Squadron based at Hendon, which was a VIP transport unit.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Don passed away on December 27th, 2013, following\u00a0a short illness.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-887\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05954\" width=\"320\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954.jpg 444w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954-92x150.jpg 92w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954-400x655.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-892\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303-605x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img303\" width=\"309\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303-605x1024.jpg 605w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303-177x300.jpg 177w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303-768x1299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303-89x150.jpg 89w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303-400x677.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img303.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don Mackenzie above left at the time of the interview in 2008, and right during his<br \/>\nservice in the RNZAF during WWII<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-888\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a-703x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05954a\" width=\"640\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a-400x583.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05954a.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don beside the stained glass artwork he had installed when he built his house of<br \/>\nthe \u00a0beloved Vickers Vildebeest he spent so many hours flying in during WWII<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05955.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-889\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05955.jpg\" alt=\"DSC05955\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05955.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05955-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05955-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DSC05955-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Walrus propeller blade he talks about in the interview<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-890\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295-1024x861.jpg\" alt=\"img295\" width=\"640\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295-1024x861.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295-768x646.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img295-400x336.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;s course members\u00a0at RNZAF Bell Block, New Plymouth, where he learned to fly in 1940.<br \/>\nHe is seated centre, marked with an &#8216;x&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-891\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296-1024x839.jpg\" alt=\"img296\" width=\"640\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296-1024x839.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296-768x629.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296-150x123.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img296-400x328.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RNZAF Vickers Vincents of No. 2 Flying Training School at RNZAF Station Woodbourne on<br \/>\nwhich Don did his advanced flying training before he headed to Singapore. The Vincent was<br \/>\npractically identical to the Vildebeest type he flew in Singapore and Ceylon.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-893\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318-1005x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img318\" width=\"640\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318-147x150.jpg 147w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img318-400x408.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Don dropping a torpedo\u00a0in Singapore during his operational training on the Vildebeest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-886\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DonandFulmar_zpsa9b441fa.jpg\" alt=\"DonandFulmar_zpsa9b441fa\" width=\"607\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DonandFulmar_zpsa9b441fa.jpg 607w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DonandFulmar_zpsa9b441fa-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DonandFulmar_zpsa9b441fa-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DonandFulmar_zpsa9b441fa-400x527.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don next to a Fairey Fulmar, one of the types he flew in Ceylon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-903\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VildeDon_zpsfa947340.jpg\" alt=\"VildeDon_zpsfa947340\" width=\"640\" height=\"747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VildeDon_zpsfa947340.jpg 685w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VildeDon_zpsfa947340-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VildeDon_zpsfa947340-128x150.jpg 128w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VildeDon_zpsfa947340-400x467.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Vildebeest Don talked about in the interview that a pilot took on a drunken joyride, and<br \/>\nmanaged to damage the wheel strut on the airfield fence before landing<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-894\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234.jpg\" alt=\"img345_zps21bea234\" width=\"640\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img345_zps21bea234-400x399.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trincomalee Harbour, Home of the Royal Navy&#8217;s British Eastern Fleet before April 1942<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-905\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8.jpg\" alt=\"img321_zpsf773a0a8\" width=\"640\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8.jpg 791w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8-768x777.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8-148x150.jpg 148w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img321_zpsf773a0a8-400x405.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img322_zps616f78a3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-906\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img322_zps616f78a3.jpg\" alt=\"img322_zps616f78a3\" width=\"640\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img322_zps616f78a3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img322_zps616f78a3-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img322_zps616f78a3-144x150.jpg 144w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img322_zps616f78a3-400x417.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trincomalee Harbour,\u00a0Ceylon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-907\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80.jpg\" alt=\"img323_zps3f1ebd80\" width=\"640\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img323_zps3f1ebd80-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trincomalee Harbour,\u00a0Ceylon<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-908\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb.jpg\" alt=\"img339_zps0b347edb\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img339_zps0b347edb-400x298.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The RAF station at Ratmalana, near Colombo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-909\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2.jpg\" alt=\"img342_zpse66a62f2\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img342_zpse66a62f2-400x302.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colombo from the air, showing Galle Face Green, the business district and the harbour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-910\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344-1024x662.jpg\" alt=\"img344\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344-400x259.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img344.jpg 1903w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Queen Mary troopship entering Trincomalee Harbour<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-904\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img320_zpsebe597d9.jpg\" alt=\"img320_zpsebe597d9\" width=\"640\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img320_zpsebe597d9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img320_zpsebe597d9-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img320_zpsebe597d9-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img320_zpsebe597d9-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img320_zpsebe597d9-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Above: The new barracks at China Bay, Trincomalee, Ceylon, and below the aftermath of the<br \/>\nJapanese air attack on the 25th of April 1942.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-895\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443.jpg\" alt=\"img351_zpsd44a0443\" width=\"640\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351_zpsd44a0443-400x294.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-896\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213.jpg\" alt=\"img351a_zpsa0324213\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img351a_zpsa0324213-400x303.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-897\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b.jpg\" alt=\"img352_zps492c5b9b\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352_zps492c5b9b-400x304.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-898\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4.jpg\" alt=\"img352b_zps60b722d4\" width=\"640\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img352b_zps60b722d4-400x296.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-899\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef.jpg\" alt=\"img354_zps871477ef\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354_zps871477ef-400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-900\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f.jpg\" alt=\"img354a_zps3eb84a8f\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img354a_zps3eb84a8f-400x306.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-901\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a.jpg\" alt=\"img355_zpsa6a7a97a\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img355_zpsa6a7a97a-400x296.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-902\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-1014x1024.jpg\" alt=\"img358\" width=\"640\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-148x150.jpg 148w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358-400x404.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img358.jpg 1943w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sigiriya Rock and the Ceylon jungle<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-912\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904.jpg\" alt=\"img390a_zps5b275904\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/img390a_zps5b275904-400x273.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Above: A wide variety of aircraft types that Don encountered\u00a0at the Karachi in India<\/p>\n<p>Having left New Zealand Don&#8217;s postings in the back of his second logbook were thus:<\/p>\n<p>No. 100 Squadron (Vildebeest) &#8211; Seletar, Singapore: 12 March 1941 &#8211; 17 July 1941<br \/>\nNo. 273 Squadron (Vildebeest, Seal) China Bay, Ceylon: 30 July 1941 &#8211; 26 Dec 1941<br \/>\nNo. &#8220;X&#8221; Fleet Air Arm Squadron, China Bay, Ceylon: 27 Dec 1941 &#8211; 15 Feb 1942<br \/>\nNo. 273 Squadron (Vildebeest, Seal) China Bay, Ceylon: 16 Feb 1942 &#8211; 11 March 1942<br \/>\nNo. 273 Squadron (Vildebeest, Seal) Detachment Ratmalana &#8211; 12 Feb 1942 &#8211; 18 May 1942<br \/>\nRatmalana Station Flight 19 May 1942 &#8211; 21 Nov 1942<br \/>\nNo. 217 Squadron, Minnereya, Ceylon &#8211; 21 Nov 1942 &#8211; 21 Jan 1943<br \/>\nAir Reinforcement Centre, Karachi, India &#8211; 22 Jan 1943 &#8211; 24 April 1943<br \/>\nNo. 21 Ferry Command, Mauripur Sind, India &#8211; 24 April 1943 &#8211; 30 June 1943<br \/>\nNo. 2 Reserve Aircraft Pool, Dum Dum, India &#8211; 1 July 1943 &#8211; 10 Dec 1943<br \/>\nFerry Flight, Dum Dum &#8211; Calcutta &#8211; 11 Dec 1943 &#8211; 29 Jan 1944<br \/>\nFerry Flight, Dhubalia &#8211; Benghal &#8211; 30 Jan 1944 &#8211; 24 Feb 1944<br \/>\nFerry Flight, Red Road, Calcutta &#8211; 25 Feb 1944 &#8211; 31 May 1944<br \/>\nEn Route to UK, and Leave &#8211; 1 June 1944 &#8211; 26 July 1944<br \/>\nRefresher Course, AFU, No. 17 SFTF Caistor 26 July &#8211; 5 Sept 44<br \/>\nNo. 510 Squadron, Hendon, London &#8211; 10 Sept 1944 &#8211; 10 April 1945<br \/>\nNo. 10 PDRC, Brighton (Final Leave) 11 Apr 1945 &#8211; 31 May 1945<br \/>\nEn route to New Zealand &#8211; 1 June 1945 &#8211; 29 Aug 1945<\/p>\n<p>In the back of Don&#8217;s logbook it says he flew the:<br \/>\nTiger Moth<br \/>\nGipsy Moth<br \/>\nMoth Minor<br \/>\nMoth Major<br \/>\nPuss Moth<br \/>\nMiles Hawk<br \/>\nMiles Magister<br \/>\nVickers Vincent<br \/>\nVickers Vildebeest<br \/>\nVickers Walrus<br \/>\nBA Swallow<br \/>\nFairey Seal<br \/>\nFairey Seafox<br \/>\nGloster Gladiator<br \/>\nFairchild Argus<br \/>\nFox Moth<br \/>\nHawker Hurricane Ic, IIC, IId, IVc, IVe<br \/>\nWestland Lysander<br \/>\nWestland Wapiti<br \/>\nWacko<br \/>\nNA Harvard III<br \/>\nVultee Vengeance I &amp; II<br \/>\nHarlow<br \/>\nCurtiss P35 Hawk<br \/>\nSupermarine Spitfire I, II, Vc, VIII<br \/>\nHawker Audax<br \/>\nFairey Battle<br \/>\nAuster III<br \/>\nPercival Proctor<br \/>\nLockheed Hudson III, V, VI, IIIa<br \/>\nVickers Wellington III<br \/>\nBristol Blenheim IV<br \/>\nBristol Bisley<br \/>\nNorth American B-25 Mitchell<br \/>\nConsolidated B-24 Liberator<br \/>\nDouglas C-47 Dakota<br \/>\nAvro Anson<br \/>\nde Havilland Dominie<br \/>\nde Havilland Mosquito VI<br \/>\nAirspeed Oxford<br \/>\nLockheed 12A<br \/>\nPercival Q6<br \/>\nLockheed Electra<\/p>\n<p>From Colin Hanson\u2019s <i>By Such Deeds &#8211; Honours and Awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999<\/i> :<\/p>\n<p><b>MacKENZIE, Flight Lieutenant Donald Malcolm, AFC, mid<\/b>. NZ401776; Born Te Kuiti, 24 Feb 1920; RNZAF 2 Jul 1940 to 10 Feb 1946; Pilot.<br \/>\n<b>Citation Mention in Despatches<\/b> (KB1944): For distinguished service and devotion to duty.<br \/>\n<b>Citation Air Force Cross<\/b> (NY1945): [Metropolitan Communication Sqn RAF] <i>Until recently Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie was employed in No 22 Ferry Control Unit in India where he was a flight commander ferrying aircraft from a storage unit to squadrons in the front line. On this work he flew 634 hours and much of this was done within a few miles of the enemy lines. He has shown determination and courage in ensuring that aircraft have been delivered promptly and he has piloted unarmed aircraft bringing other pilots back to base. He has shown outstanding qualities of leadership and set an example of the highest order. During the summer of 1944, this officer transferred to the United Kingdom. On the 20th October 1944, he was detailed to convey passengers to Eindhoven. Whilst in sight of Eindhoven at a height of 1,200 feet this officer\u2019s aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and the port engine and ailerons were damaged. Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie took successful evasive action and although having only one serviceable engine and no aileron control he managed to fly the aircraft back to the nearest suitable airfield and landed successfully without further damage to the aircraft.<br \/>\n<\/i>Flt Lt MacKenzie first served with 100 Sqn RAF (Vildebeest) in Singapore before a posting to Ceylon in Jul 1941. He then flew with 273 and 217 Sqns RAF carrying out maritime patrols around the coasts of southern India and Ceylon. Service with 22 Ferry Control Unit as a test pilot and ferrying aircraft to Burma followed before being posted to the Metropolitan Communication Sqn RAF in England. Previous to the Eindhoven incident mentioned above he was slightly injured in a crash, following an engine failure in India on 25 Aug 1943. He flew a total of nearly 2300 hours on 52 different types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest: Don Mackenzie<\/p>\n<p>Hosts: Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded: 2nd of September 2009<\/p>\n<p>Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 39 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood has delved into his archive and pulled out one of his early interviews from back in September 2009 with the late Flight Lieutenant Donald Malcolm Mackenzie AFC, mid, RNZAF, retired (NZ401776) of [&#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":[908,89,769,915,906,907,903,912,15,905,770,914,163,31,44,90,910,6,913,192,911,909,46,87,377,904,183,3,86,47],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-attack","tag-aviation","tag-b-24","tag-b-25-mitchell","tag-ceylon","tag-colombo","tag-don-mackenzie","tag-fairey","tag-fighter","tag-japanese","tag-liberator","tag-london","tag-mosquito","tag-new-zealand","tag-pilot","tag-podcast","tag-ratmalana","tag-royal-new-zealand-air-force","tag-seal","tag-show","tag-swordfish","tag-trincomalee","tag-veteran","tag-veterans","tag-vickers","tag-vildebeest","tag-war","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\/881","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=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions\/921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}