Episode 40 – The New Zealand Lancaster Story

Host: Dave Homewood

Guests: Phil Furner, Peter Wheeler and John Wilding

Duration: 51 minutes, 24 seconds

Topic: Dave Homewood interviews Phil Furner, Peter Wheeler and John Wilding about New Zealand’s only preserved Avro Lancaster, ND752 (formerly WU13). They discuss the history, acquisition, restoration and preservation of the Lancaster, and also what the aircraft means to them and to others who visit it.

Quick Links:

•  The Museum of Transport and Technology, Auckland

•  The New Zealand Bomber Command Association’s Website

•  The New Zealand Bomber Command Association’s Facebook PageDSCF9180

Above: Phil Furner inside the Lancaster

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Above: John Wilding, Peter Wheeler and Phil Furner on the steps of the Lancaster

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Above: John Wilding, Peter Wheeler and Phil Furner in front of the New Zealand Lancaster

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The Lancaster as it is now, with nose art that was applied subsequently to this interview

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