{"id":9474,"date":"2021-11-04T22:49:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T22:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=9474"},"modified":"2022-04-21T00:24:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T00:24:16","slug":"wonz-248-great-escapes-3-phil-barnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2021\/11\/wonz-248-great-escapes-3-phil-barnes\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 248 \u2013 Great Escapes 3 \u2013 Phil Barnes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5255\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9474-1\" 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_248_Phil_Barnes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_248_Phil_Barnes.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_248_Phil_Barnes.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_248_Phil_Barnes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=9474-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_248_Phil_Barnes.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_248_Phil_Barnes.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%3D9474\" 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>Phillip Barnes, aka Barnsey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;4th of October 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp; 5th of November 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;47 minutes 5 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This episode is the third in a series called \u201cGreat Escapes\u201d,&nbsp;covering stories of RNZAF ejections from aircraft that have saved lives in emergency situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode Phil Barnes tells the story of his ejection from McDonnell Douglas TA-4K Skyhawk, NZ6256, on the 20th of March 2001, over the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. While dogfighting other RNZAF Skyhawks in a Royal Australian Navy training exercise, Phil found himself in an unrecoverable spin. He was forced to eject, and spent time in rough sea in a tiny raft before he was rescued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music used in this episode is&nbsp;<em>Hazy After Hours<\/em>, from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mixkit.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mixkit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2021\/10\/wonz-246-great-escapes-1-geoff-hubbard\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Escapes 1 \u2013 Geoff Hubbard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2021\/10\/wonz-247-great-escapes-2-peter-lindsay\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Escapes 2 &#8211; Pete Lindsay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2022\/02\/wonz-253-great-escapes-safety-and-surface\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great Escapes 4 &#8211; Safety And Surface<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2022\/04\/wonz-258-great-escapes-sean-singleton-turner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Escapes 5 &#8211; Sean Singleton-Turner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following photos have been kindly supplied by RNZAF Skyhawk historian Don Simms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-01-0796-39.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-01-0796-39.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-01-0796-39.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-01-0796-39-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-01-0796-39-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/OH-01-0796-39-400x265.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Flt Lt Phil Barnes on steps of an A-4K Skyhawk NZ6213 with his name on the side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.82.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.82.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.82.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.82-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.82-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.82-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Skyhawk NZ6256, the aircraft that Barnsey was forced to eject from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/copies01_0063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/copies01_0063.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/copies01_0063.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/copies01_0063-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/copies01_0063-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/copies01_0063-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>NZ6256 in better times, in the RNZAF 50th Anniversary gold scheme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-over-Cook-Strait-Phil-Barnes-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-over-Cook-Strait-Phil-Barnes-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-over-Cook-Strait-Phil-Barnes-photo.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-over-Cook-Strait-Phil-Barnes-photo-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-over-Cook-Strait-Phil-Barnes-photo-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Low-over-Cook-Strait-Phil-Barnes-photo-400x326.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>An actual photo of Phil Barnes in a Skyhawk low over Cook Strait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/888ejectStillED.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/888ejectStillED.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9483\" width=\"650\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/888ejectStillED.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/888ejectStillED-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/888ejectStillED-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/888ejectStillED-400x255.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>An action shot of an actual ejection from a Skyhawk, this one being with the Royal Australian Navy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/headknocker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/headknocker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/headknocker.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/headknocker-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/headknocker-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/headknocker-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The headknocker on a Skyhawk&#8217;s Escapac ejection seat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.84.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.84.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.84.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.84-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.84-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.84-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A single seat raft as used by Skyhawk pilots and passengers, and a deployed life preserver vest. This is from a Wet Drill training exercise but is exactly the equipment that Phil Barnes used for real. The orange canopy of the raft is yet to be manually inflated.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.85.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.85.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.85.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.85-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.85-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/13.85-400x276.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A Mk. 22 Life Preserver and all the survival equipment it carried.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n<p>Guest:&nbsp;Phillip Barnes, aka Barnsey<\/p>\n<p>Host:&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n<p>Recorded:&nbsp;4th of October 2021<\/p>\n<p>Released:&nbsp; 5th of November 2021<\/p>\n<p>Duration:&nbsp;47 minutes 5 seconds<\/p>\n<p>This episode is the third in a series called \u201cGreat Escapes\u201d,&nbsp;covering stories of RNZAF ejections from aircraft that have saved lives in emergency situations.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode Phil Barnes tells the story of his ejection [&#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":[2303,292,764,89,1655,2301,951,11,2296,2289,2290,2305,952,10,1233,95,2307,1116,917,2306,1326,44,90,1234,1111,5,515,2291,192,13,2304,2302,916,918],"class_list":["post-9474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-episodes","tag-a4-k","tag-australia","tag-australian","tag-aviation","tag-barnes","tag-barnsey","tag-dave","tag-douglas","tag-eject","tag-ejection","tag-ejector","tag-emergency","tag-homewood","tag-mcdonnell","tag-navy","tag-new","tag-nz6256","tag-ocean","tag-over","tag-perth","tag-phil","tag-pilot","tag-podcast","tag-ran","tag-rescue","tag-rnzaf","tag-sea","tag-seat","tag-show","tag-skyhawk","tag-spin","tag-ta-4k","tag-wings","tag-zealand","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9474","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=9474"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9733,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9474\/revisions\/9733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}