{"id":8972,"date":"2021-01-08T08:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T08:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=8972"},"modified":"2021-01-08T09:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T09:46:19","slug":"wonz-231-alan-harrison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2021\/01\/wonz-231-alan-harrison\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 231 &#8211; Alan Harrison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7201\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8972-1\" 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_231_Alan_Harrison.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_231_Alan_Harrison.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_231_Alan_Harrison.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_231_Alan_Harrison.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=8972-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_231_Alan_Harrison.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_231_Alan_Harrison.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%3D8972\" 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>Squadron Leader Alan Harrison, retired<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;9th of February 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp;8th of January 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp; 1 hour 21 minutes 32 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Alan Harrison about his service in the Royal Air Force through the 1960&#8217;s, 1970&#8217;s and early 1980&#8217;s. Alan trained and served initially as an Air Signaller, and spent a considerable time on Avro Shackleton maritime patrol bombers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then trained as a Navigator-Radar Operator, and following several courses he was posted to No. 101 Squadron RAF, flying as part of a crew on Avro Vulcan bombers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan talks in depth about both the maritime and the nuclear bomber roles, and what it was like to be part of the Cold War strike force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My thanks to Mike Cater who set up this interview, and huge thanks to Stuart Russell who helped with the sound quality with the recording.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is available as both an audio podcast episode and as a video, via YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1770698-1-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1770698-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1770698-1-2.jpg 449w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1770698-1-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1770698-1-2-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/P1770698-1-2-400x268.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Alan Harrison (Photo by Dave Homewood)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WONZ Show 231 - Alan Harrison\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_utGOyDOT7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest:&nbsp;Squadron Leader Alan Harrison, retired<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;9th of February 2019<\/p>\n<p>Released:&nbsp;8th of January 2021<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp; 1 hour 21 minutes 32 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood talks with Alan Harrison about his service in the Royal Air Force through the 1960&#8217;s, 1970&#8217;s and early 1980&#8217;s. 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