WONZ 271 – Wings Over Britain Preview

Guest:  James Kightly Hosts: Dave Homewood Recorded: 12th of February 2023 Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes, seconds James Kightly of Australia joins Dave via Zoom to discuss the plans for the upcoming Wings Over Britain tour that Dave is undertaking later this year in late June and through July 2023. They discuss some of the places that Dave hopes to visit and the stories that will be recorded for the upcoming WONZ Show sub-series “Wings Over Britain”. They also look back and reminisce about the similar sub-series that Dave and James recorded in November 2015, “Wings Over Australia”, and highlight some of the episodes recorded in that series that people can still access and listen to. James also announces his new role with Vintage Aviation News, and how they will be supporting Wings Over Britain with promotional updates as the tour progresses and the episodes roll out. Thanks for the support Vintage Aviation News! Above: Dave Homewood and James Kightly with Bill Reid’s Avro Anson at Omaka during Yealands Classic Fighters Airshow weekend in 2019. Photo by Bev Laing. The Wings Over Britain Facebook Page Wings Over Britain Givealittle Fundraiser Aviation Tours NZ The New Zealand Bomber Command Association The Hauraki Brewing Company Vintage Aviation News The Wings Over New Zealand Aviation Forum Aviation Xtended Podcast Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast ———————————————————— Wings Over Australia Episodes Specifically Mentioned: Episode 90 – Keith Webb Episode 121 – Jamie Croker Episode 127 – Terry Hetherington of the Fleet Air Arm Museum of Australia Episode 116 – Andy Bishop at the Temora Aviation Museum Episode 103 – Matt Henderson Episode 94 – The Australian National Aviation Museum at Moorabbin Episode 125 – The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) All the Wings Over Australia Episodes ——————————————————- A few photos from the Wings Over Australia series Dave Homewood, right, recording with Terry Hetherington of the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra, NSW. (James Kightly photo) Dave recording with Andy Bishop at Temora Aviation Museum (James Kightly) Dave hearing the story of the Fokker Trimotor “Southern Cross” replica restoration from Jim Thurston at HARS. (James KIghtly) Dave and James at the end of the whirlwind tour around aviation museums and sites around Victoria, ACT and NSW, that resulted in the Wings Over Australia sub-series. (Bev Laing)