MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

MY COLLECTION OF ARTICLES ON MOTOR RACING, AIRFORCE AND PEOPLE

75 Sqn Vampires – Hauraki Gulf 13 Apr 70

15 Apr

Flying Vampires with 75 Squadron 1969 – 1970

My introduction to flying in Vampires with 75 Squadron (Sqn)...

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Feature RNZAF Skyhawk Camouflaged Drop Tanks

23 Mar

Skyhawk stories – Drop Tanks and a Flash-fire

A4 painted drop tanks - what some may think is...

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1964 Wigram 18 January #25 Dennis Marwood Humber 80

16 Sep

Tasman Cup F5000 Racing – Dennis Marwood

1967 - Dennis Marwood – photo Euan Sarginson Dennis Marwood was...

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1985 #77 Tiga CG84, #70 Tiga CG85 – Le Mans 15 16 Jun 85

20 Jul

A Tribute to JAMES Howden Ganley (HAMILTON, NZ)

James Howden Ganley was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, on...

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1974 BayPark 29 Dec 74

10 Jul

Tasman Cup F5000 racing – Kenneth (Ken) James Smith OBE (Auckland)

Ken Smith was born in Orakei, New Zealand, on 11...

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RNZAF A4 Skyhawk

24 Apr

RNZAF Skyhawks – A Short History

RNZAF Skyhawks – A Short History Compiled by Jim Barclay with...

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History Of Bmw Motoracing

17 Sep

BMW Motorsport in New Zealand – A Brief History

There are two versions of this brief history of BMW...

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Oscar

23 Sep

Oscar, The Baron of Maungaraki

In about 1993, Oscar was born into this world as...

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Merv The Gnome

17 Nov

Merv – My exciting holiday at Ohakea 1987

Gidday. My name is Merv. I’m a Gnome. I was...

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Feature Bristol Freighter NZ5906 Enroute Tengah To Kuantan

09 Nov

Close Formation Bristol Freighter NZ5906

Here are a few photos taken in 1973 that you...

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About Jim

Jim Barclay is a former RNZAF pilot who flew a number of jet fighter aircraft including the Vampire, Strikemaster and Skyhawk, as well as the F4 Phantom with the USAF. In his service career, he held responsibility in a variety of positions including Commanding Officer of Number 14 and 75 Squadrons at Ohakea, Base Commander at RNZAF Base Auckland and Defence Attaché in the NZ Embassy, Washington DC. He also served as Project Manager for the purchase of the Aer Macchi 339 jet trainer aircraft, and attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. After 36 years of service Jim retired in 2001 in the rank of Air Commodore. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for outstanding leadership in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 1986.

Jim spent a little over five years from 2002 until 2008 as CEO of the Child Cancer Foundation of New Zealand. Under his vision and leadership the profile and brand of the Foundation was raised to be the number one children’s charity in New Zealand (Colmar Brunton 2007).

An avid motor sport enthusiast, Jim attended his first race meetings at Levin in 1956 and he has followed the sport nationally and internationally since then. He now owns and races a 1961 Historic single-seat racing car.