WONZ 325 – Restoring The Gloster Grebe

Guest: Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers

Host: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 23rd of February 2025

Published: 23rd of May 2025

Duration: 48 minutes, 34 seconds

In this episode recorded at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, during the WONZ 20th Anniversary Forum Meet held there on the 23rd of February 2025, we hear from Anthony Galbraith and Stephen Carruthers on their project to bring the 1928 Gloster Grebe biplane fighter back from extinction.

They have formed the SHW Aviation Trust, named after Sir Henry Wigram who had donated the money that purchased the New Zealand Permanent Air Force’s first Grebe. The trust is working to gather parts, remnants, drawings, photos, and history of the Grebes and the people who flew and maintained them.

Quick Links:

• The Wings Over New Zealand Forum

• NZ501 Gloster Grebe on Facebook

• The Air Force Museum of New Zealand

• The Air Force Museum of New Zealand on Facebook

The music is Wild Flower by Joachim Karud.

Here is a video version so you can see the slides.