Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 7, 2017 16:16:31 GMT 12
Episode 149 of the Wings Over New Zealand Show is now online. It features David Duxbury as the guest and we discuss the early days of our Air Force in the 1920'sand 1930's.
This is the first of what is planned to become an occasional series that celebrates the history of our Air Force marking the RNZAF’s 80th year. I am very pleased that RNZAF historian David Duxbury of Christchurch will join with me in a series of discussions about the Air Force.
This episode covers the beginnings of the Air Force. In fact it began as two Air Forces, in June 1923, as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and the New Zealand Air Force (Territorial). David discusses how the Air Force in those days was made up and trained, their bases at Wigram and Hobsonville, their aircraft types, their roles, their uniforms and much more.
In future episodes with David, we will cover all sorts of topics from the long and colourful history of our Air Force, from episodes focusing on a particular aircraft type in service, or a particular station or base, or specific people, or campaigns and battles, etc. Each episode should be packed with details, facts, trivia, humorous asides and stuff you probably never knew. Feel free to offer suggestions for topics for upcoming shows. I already have a lot of ideas and a few suggestions coming in too.
And also if there is anything from show topics such as this episode that you wish we’d covered or you want to ask more about, send in your query and we can follow up on feedback from the previous shows when we record the next one.
Anyway here is today's show page link:
www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2017/06/early-air-force/
This is the first of what is planned to become an occasional series that celebrates the history of our Air Force marking the RNZAF’s 80th year. I am very pleased that RNZAF historian David Duxbury of Christchurch will join with me in a series of discussions about the Air Force.
This episode covers the beginnings of the Air Force. In fact it began as two Air Forces, in June 1923, as the New Zealand Permanent Air Force and the New Zealand Air Force (Territorial). David discusses how the Air Force in those days was made up and trained, their bases at Wigram and Hobsonville, their aircraft types, their roles, their uniforms and much more.
In future episodes with David, we will cover all sorts of topics from the long and colourful history of our Air Force, from episodes focusing on a particular aircraft type in service, or a particular station or base, or specific people, or campaigns and battles, etc. Each episode should be packed with details, facts, trivia, humorous asides and stuff you probably never knew. Feel free to offer suggestions for topics for upcoming shows. I already have a lot of ideas and a few suggestions coming in too.
And also if there is anything from show topics such as this episode that you wish we’d covered or you want to ask more about, send in your query and we can follow up on feedback from the previous shows when we record the next one.
Anyway here is today's show page link:
www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2017/06/early-air-force/
