Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 2, 2014 23:38:02 GMT 12
Episode 64 - "WWII Veteran Peter McKinlay" is now online
In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 94 year old World War Two veteran Peter McKinlay of Cromwell, in Otago, New Zealand. Peter was a pilot on the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and served as an instructor on Tiger Moths before joining No. 15 (Fighter) Squadron, flying Corsairs in the Pacific. He did a second tour with No. 26 (Fighter) Squadron up there too.
After the war Peter also flew Mustangs with No. 4 (Otago) Squadron in the RNZAF's Territorial Air Force. As well as talking about these aspects of his life he also remembers his beloved Cessna C.180.
Dave and Peter were joined by Peter's son Trevor McKinlay to assist Peter with the Skype technology and to through in a few questions and memories of his own.
www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show_61_70.html#64
In this episode Dave Homewood talks with 94 year old World War Two veteran Peter McKinlay of Cromwell, in Otago, New Zealand. Peter was a pilot on the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and served as an instructor on Tiger Moths before joining No. 15 (Fighter) Squadron, flying Corsairs in the Pacific. He did a second tour with No. 26 (Fighter) Squadron up there too.
After the war Peter also flew Mustangs with No. 4 (Otago) Squadron in the RNZAF's Territorial Air Force. As well as talking about these aspects of his life he also remembers his beloved Cessna C.180.
Dave and Peter were joined by Peter's son Trevor McKinlay to assist Peter with the Skype technology and to through in a few questions and memories of his own.
www.cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show_61_70.html#64
