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Post by Mustang51 on Mar 7, 2020 11:52:44 GMT 12
Dave, See you at Duxford....confirmed ! Woo Hoo ! Cheers
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nixon
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Post by nixon on Mar 7, 2020 14:27:42 GMT 12
Errol. Thank you for the detail. I am currently organizing the items. ( many photos etc) How does one link a picture to these messages?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 7, 2020 18:40:10 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 1, 2020 13:31:09 GMT 12
It is with a very heavy heart that I have to announce the inevitable news that due to the Covid 19 Coronavirus pandemic, my "Wings Over Britain" tour and series will no longer be happening in June and July 2020 as I'd planned. I am absolutely gutted, I have looked forward to this amazing opportunity for so long and I had so many plans in place. But there is just no way that the trip and the resulting series can happen now. It looks like New Zealand is going to be in lockdown for several months. And of course events I had planned to attend have either cancelled or will cancel any day now; museums and other places I planned to visit are now closed for the duration; and the people I hoped to visit and interview are in lockdown isolation. And another huge factor is the New Zealand economy has tanked big-time, and therefore the currency exchange rate is now bloody awful against the US Pound and US Dollar, so that is the final nail in the coffin even if I could have gone as the trip would be unaffordable. The plan is now to postpone the trip for a year till mid-2021, and I just hope that by then this global disaster will be well and truly over and international travel is again something we can do freely. My special thanks to Melanie Salisbury of Planes Trains & Autos - Aviation Tours NZ who has been helping me every step of the way to understand the situation with flights, etc. Mel is going to help me re-book for next year and I really appreciate her amazing support at this time. Thanks to all the other people who were onboard to make WOB 2020 a success - I hope we can actually make it happen, same time, next year. Stay safe everyone!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 18, 2020 13:59:15 GMT 12
Well... had the world not been turned upside down by the virus... I would have been boarding the plane today at Auckland Airport to fly to Britain. The best laid plans of mice and men... I had so many great visits and interviews lined up for the tour series, and was looking forward to seeing so many people, places and aeroplanes. But it is not to be. However I hope that in a year's time things will be different. Wings Over Britain will happen, I will get there and I will make the series, somehow, some day. So to all those who'd graciously agreed to be part of the Wings Over Britain series, I look forward to seeing you all hopefully next year.
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Post by sheena58 on Nov 11, 2020 11:03:09 GMT 12
I managed a visit to East Kirkby recently to see the place where my cousin (dad’s cousin) finished his tour of duty. F/O NZ416191 Gordon William Burness DFM ( AFC 1945). Very poignant seeing a night taxi run of a Lanc and Mosquito, and the lads are well remembered. It is definitely worth a trip so hopefully you’ll get there next year!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 11, 2020 12:22:52 GMT 12
Thanks Sheena. Yes that is one of the places I most want to visit. I saw some incredible photos on Facebook from the night runs that they did recently.
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Post by sheena58 on Nov 11, 2020 19:11:43 GMT 12
They are something special. The sound of those Merlins, especially in the dark, really do give you goose bumps, and when you imagine that sound multiplied to the numbers that were running in the war years and all the losses, it’s a very humbling experience. I wasn’t able to get inside (one day I must), but because of my family connection they let me climb the gantry on the outside a get a few photos through the cockpit window.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 18, 2023 20:50:00 GMT 12
WINGS OVER BRITAIN 2023
Hi everyone, well after three years of waiting, my long-postponed Wings Over Britain tour is finally happening!!! 🥳 England, here I come! Arriving in late June and touring till the end of July 2023! (🤞) I have booked my airline tickets, and have started to remake the plans. One major change is I decided to drop the idea of coming back through Oshkosh to experience Airventure. This is to keep costs down a bit and also give me more time in the UK so i can get around to see all the places and people I want to, with less pressure and a few more break days worked in. Anyway I wanted to announce this here as I got the tickets today, and I am super, super excited. Now I need to get in touch with a load of museums, collections, restoration shops and people and start to once again set up a schedule for the tour for catching up with people and recording the episodes for the Wings Over Britain series, part of the The Wings Over New Zealand Show. HUGE THANKS to Mel Salisbury of Aviation Tours NZ for all her help this past week in sorting out the flights and insurance, and giving me some very good tips and advice. Mel is a brilliant travel agent, highly recommended.
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Post by TS on Jan 19, 2023 7:43:13 GMT 12
Excellent to read this Dave. I for one, will be looking forward to seeing many photos.
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Post by baz62 on Jan 19, 2023 15:19:16 GMT 12
I know what this means....photos to admire! Podcasts! Youll need a holiday when you get back! Good stuff.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 19, 2023 19:12:44 GMT 12
Thanks guys. Indeed, it means a lot, and it's a long time coming. I first started hatching the plan in 2018.
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Post by planecrazy on Jan 20, 2023 17:32:25 GMT 12
So stoked your finally doing this Dave, you'll love it, will be following along.
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Post by falcon124 on Jan 24, 2023 17:34:17 GMT 12
Fantastic news! Have you let Carlos and the PTUK crew know you'll be invading their country?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 24, 2023 22:10:09 GMT 12
No, I haven't.
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Post by falcon124 on Jan 24, 2023 23:23:29 GMT 12
I'll leave that up to you then
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Post by ZacYates on Jan 25, 2023 9:42:40 GMT 12
Great stuff Dave, I'm excited for you to have this wonderful experience and keen to see the content you produce from it.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 10, 2023 21:12:11 GMT 12
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Post by campbellbox on Feb 11, 2023 12:43:45 GMT 12
Nice one. Looking forward to hearing about your exploits.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Feb 11, 2023 13:32:15 GMT 12
Done! Safe travels Dave. Our appetite is insatiable!
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