{"id":9686,"date":"2022-04-01T20:55:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=9686"},"modified":"2022-04-01T20:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T20:59:59","slug":"wonz-256-the-falklands-air-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2022\/04\/wonz-256-the-falklands-air-war\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 256 &#8211; The Falklands Air War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3613\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9686-1\" 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_256_Falklands_Air_War.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_256_Falklands_Air_War.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_256_Falklands_Air_War.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_256_Falklands_Air_War.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=9686-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_256_Falklands_Air_War.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_256_Falklands_Air_War.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%3D9686\" 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>Guests:&nbsp;<\/strong>Don Simms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;20th of February 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Released:<\/strong>&nbsp; 2nd of April 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;1 hour  23 minutes  52 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don Simms, who has appeared on the show several times, has had a fascination with the 1982 Falklands War since he was a teenager when the war erupted. And he is particularly interested in the Falklands Air War. He has read every book he can find on the subject, and has a vast knowledge of the conflict. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode he presents a talk that he gives on the Falklands Air War, especially recorded and released here to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands War (2nd of April 1982 to 14th of June 1982).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a video episode as Don  uses photos and maps, etc, to tell the story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force from 1986 till 2001, as an Avionics Technician. He served with No. 3 Squadron RNZAF working with Iroquois and Sioux helicopters at Hobsonville, and most of his career was spent at Ohakea working on the Skyhawks of No&#8217;s 2 and 75 Squadrons, and the Avionics Squadron. He also served at RAN Base Nowra in NSW, Australia, with No. 2 Squadron. He co-wrote the book &#8220;Skyhawks: The History of the RNZAF Skyhawks&#8221; which was published in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is the WONZ 256 Video Episode<\/strong><\/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 256 - The Falklands Air War with Don Simms\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FR_CpAyhlwk?start=539&#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-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/275909520_334424828537289_7495523060082297962_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/277068682_1003562666924124_8202932819274746770_n-1.png 720w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/277068682_1003562666924124_8202932819274746770_n-1-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/277068682_1003562666924124_8202932819274746770_n-1-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/277068682_1003562666924124_8202932819274746770_n-1-400x249.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>An Argentinian Skyhawk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/277028752_517336246663133_1417109803406878218_n.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"782\" 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