WONZ 268 - Changing Times At No. 5 Squadron

[Dave Homewood]

WONZ 268 - Changing Times At No. 5 Squadron is online. Featuring Wing Commander Glen Donaldson (Commanding Officer of No. 5 Squadron), Flight Sergeant Tony Strugnell (Flight Engineer), Squadron Leader Paul Barrett (Maintenance Flight Commander), Flight Lieutenant Tom Peterson, (Pilot), Flying Officer Holly Graham (Air Warfare Officer) and Corporal Nikita Crookbain (Air Warfare Specialist).

In this episode I visited No. 5 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force at RNZAF Base Whenuapai, and sat down with a group of aircrew and engineers from the squadron to talk about their experiences with the Lockheed P-3K2 Orion as the sun sets on its very long RNZAF career. And they discuss the new Boeing P-8 Poseidon that is just entering service to replace the Orions.

This discussion gives a great insight into the amazing work that the Orion has done over five and a half decades for New Zealand, and also looks forward to how the now Poseidon will fulfil the roles that the Orion spent so long doing, and what is to come for the new aircraft

Here is the link:
cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/2022/12/wonz-268-changing-times-at-no-5-squadron/

[ZacYates]

I enjoyed that very much, nice work Dave.

[Dave Homewood]

Thank you.

[Antonio]

Dec 13, 2022 11:59:52 GMT 12 ZacYates said:

I enjoyed that very much, nice work Dave.

Ditto.

Even after all this time the  P-3 still looks 'the business'.
Hard to believe that its grandparent first flew in 1957.