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Ian Waddy
Squadron Leader Ian Dousland Waddy, (5 December 1914 – 16 September 1998) was a fighter pilot of the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War. He was an original member of No. 486 Squadron RNZAF, rising to become its commanding officer. He was shot down on 25 August 1944 while commanding No. 164 Squadron RAF, becoming a prisoner of war. Early life Ian Dousland Waddy was born on 5 November 1914 in Blenheim, New Zealand, Blenheim, in the Marlborough District, Marlborough district of New Zealand, the son of Charles and Ethel Waddy. He went to school in Christchurch. Prior to the start of the war, Waddy was a farmhand in Seddon, New Zealand, Seddon in the Marlborough region. Second World War Initial training Waddy enlisted with the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) on 31 August 1940, at age 25. His elementary flying training (EFTS) was conducted on a DH82 Tiger Moth on which he spent 10 hours. His flying badge was dated 10 February 1941; the RNZAF was usin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blenheim, New Zealand
Blenheim ( ; ) is the most populous town in the regions of New Zealand, region of Marlborough Region, Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand. It has an estimated population of as of The surrounding Marlborough wine region is well known as the centre of the New Zealand wine industry. It enjoys one of New Zealand's sunniest climates, with warm, relatively dry summers and cool, crisp winters. Blenheim is named after the Battle of Blenheim (1704) in the War of the Spanish Succession, where troops led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough defeated a combined French and Bavarian force. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "Phormium tenax, flax stream" for the town's Māori name, . History The sheltered coastal bays of Marlborough supported a small Māori people, Māori population possibly as early as the 12th century. Archaeological evidence dates Polynesian human remains uncovered at Wairau Bar to the 13th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
