{"id":8988,"date":"2021-01-16T20:48:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T20:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=8988"},"modified":"2021-01-19T02:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T02:29:53","slug":"wonz-232-gulf-war-30th-w-c-bob-henderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2021\/01\/wonz-232-gulf-war-30th-w-c-bob-henderson\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 232 &#8211; Gulf War 30th &#8211; W\/C Bob Henderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8105\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8988-1\" 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_232_Bob_Henderson.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_232_Bob_Henderson.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_232_Bob_Henderson.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_232_Bob_Henderson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=8988-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_232_Bob_Henderson.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_232_Bob_Henderson.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%3D8988\" 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>Wing Commander Bob Henderson, RNZAF, retired<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;5th of January 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp;17th of January 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp; 1 hour  45 minutes  33 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood talks with former RNZAF Wing Commander Bob Henderson, who was the Commanding Officer of No. 40 Squadron RNZAF from 1989-1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob discusses his Royal New Zealand Air Force career, flying the Douglas C-47 Dakotas, Fokker F-27 Friendships, and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, etc. But a fair amount of the interview focuses on his experiences as the mission commander for New Zealand&#8217;s transport commitment to Operation Desert Storm. Under Operation Fresco, two of No. 40 Squadron&#8217;s Herk&#8217;s were working alongside five RAF C-130&#8217;s, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Bob headed up one of the crews that flew the two RNZAF Hercules into the war zone on a daily basis through Operation Desert Storm. A fascinating and largely untold story of New Zealand&#8217;s experience in the First Gulf War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob also discusses his subsequent aviation career with Air New Zealand, and in world gliding circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A note: Just confirming some dates that were questioned in the interview \u2013 the ground war finished on the 28th of February 1991 and Bob&#8217;s crew arrived back at RNZAF Base Whenuapai on the 12th of April 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is available both as an audio podcast and as a YouTube video. It was recorded using Zoom, so the visual quality is not 100%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WONZ Show 232 - Gulf War 30th - W\/C Bob Henderson\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xu6BtHB1mOQ?start=518&#038;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\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CO40-Crew-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CO40-Crew-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CO40-Crew-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CO40-Crew-a-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CO40-Crew-a-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/CO40-Crew-a-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Above: Bob and his crew at King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm. No. 40 Squadron RNZAF Lockheed Hercules NZ7003 is behind them. L-R: Back; Flight Sergeant Bruce Melvin (Flight Engineer), Sergeant John Buchler (Air Loadmaster), Wing Commander Bob Henderson (Detachment Commander and aircraft captain). Front; Flying Officer Kevin McEvoy (Navigator), Sgt Ty Cochran (Air Loadmaster), and Flying Officer Mike Morgan (Co-Pilot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAF-Operations-Desk-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAF-Operations-Desk-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAF-Operations-Desk-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAF-Operations-Desk-a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAF-Operations-Desk-a-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/RAF-Operations-Desk-a-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Above: \u201cRAF Operations Desk\u201d \u2013 the centre of operations for the RAF\/RNZAF C-130s. This was Bob&#8217;s RAF &#8216;oppo&#8217;, Wing Commander Peter Bedford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-Desert-Landing-Strip-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-Desert-Landing-Strip-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-Desert-Landing-Strip-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-Desert-Landing-Strip-a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-Desert-Landing-Strip-a-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-Desert-Landing-Strip-a-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Above: A Kuwait Desert Landing Strip \u2013 the view out the front window of the C-130 while sitting on one of the numerous 3000 ft long sand strips the RNZAF Herks used in the Kuwait desert to achieve troop changeovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-International-Airport-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-International-Airport-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-International-Airport-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-International-Airport-a-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-International-Airport-a-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kuwait-International-Airport-a-400x551.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Above: Bob, left, on the ground at Kuwait International Airport with RAF Group Captain Geoff Simpson, 1st of March 1991.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Official-Welcome-Home-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Official-Welcome-Home-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Official-Welcome-Home-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Official-Welcome-Home-a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Official-Welcome-Home-a-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Official-Welcome-Home-a-400x299.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above: The official homecoming at RNZAF Base Whenuapai. From the left are the RNZAF Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Peter Adamson, Bob&#8217;s wife Eileen Henderson, W\/C Bob Henderson, and Air Chief Marshall Sir Patrick Hind, RAF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Welcome-Home-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Welcome-Home-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Welcome-Home-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Welcome-Home-a-300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Welcome-Home-a-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Welcome-Home-a-400x338.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Above: Bob&#8217;s welcome home from his daughters Tanya (left) and Kelly (right) after he landed Whenuapai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All photos kindly supplied by Bob Henderson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest:&nbsp;Wing Commander Bob Henderson, RNZAF, retired<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;5th of January 2021<\/p>\n<p>Released:&nbsp;17th of January 2021<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp; 1 hour 45 minutes 33 seconds<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Dave Homewood talks with former RNZAF Wing Commander Bob Henderson, who was the Commanding Officer of No. 40 Squadron RNZAF from 1989-1993.<\/p>\n<p>Bob discusses his Royal New Zealand [&#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":[2195,1893,854,2187,2190,89,2008,1119,951,2188,2184,299,2183,1754,415,952,2193,2192,2191,95,1435,917,90,2189,2181,2194,1914,2185,192,673,2186,623,46,2182,183,1118,916,918],"class_list":["post-8988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-30th","tag-1893","tag-anniversary","tag-antarctica","tag-arabia","tag-aviation","tag-bob","tag-commander","tag-dave","tag-deep-freeze","tag-desert","tag-flying","tag-gulf","tag-henderson","tag-hercules","tag-homewood","tag-invasion","tag-iraq","tag-kuwait","tag-new","tag-operation","tag-over","tag-podcast","tag-riyadh","tag-robert","tag-rough-strips","tag-saudi","tag-shield","tag-show","tag-squadron","tag-storm","tag-transport","tag-veteran","tag-w-c","tag-war","tag-wing","tag-wings","tag-zealand","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8988","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=8988"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9027,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8988\/revisions\/9027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}