Post by Dave Homewood on May 19, 2017 13:31:34 GMT 12
WONZ Show Episode 146 features an interview with Jim Richmond, who was a Meteorologist in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War Two. He served at RNZAF Station Waipapakauri, with No. 7 (GR) Squadron, then No. 9 (GR) Squadron at Plaine des Gaiacs in New Caledonia, Espiritu Santo, and Guadalcanal. He also served on many stations around New Zealand.
Jim recalled his personal connection with the tragic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash at Whenuapai. He also explains the methods they used to predict the weather around New Zealand and the Pacific.
This interview was conducted with Jim in 2010 in his resthome at Onewa Lodge, Birkenhead.
Here is the LINK
Jim recalled his personal connection with the tragic Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash at Whenuapai. He also explains the methods they used to predict the weather around New Zealand and the Pacific.
This interview was conducted with Jim in 2010 in his resthome at Onewa Lodge, Birkenhead.
Here is the LINK
