Episode Details

Main Speaker: Nathan “Barf” Bosher

Other Speaker: Dave Homewood

Recorded: 1st of September 2019

Released:  12th of January 2020

Duration:  46 minutes 05 seconds

In this final talk given at the 2019 Wings Over New Zealand Forum Meet at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Wigram, Christchurch, the museum’s resident Safety And Surface Technician Nathan “Barf” Bosher talks about applying paint to the collection’s aeroplanes. Barf’s fascinating talk goes into the whys and wherefores, the methodology, the chemical principles, and the decision making and planning involved in a historical Air Force paint scheme, whether it’s for a static museum aircraft or a flying warbird.

Above: Nathan ‘Barf’ Bosher during his talk on painting historic aeroplanes. (Photo Phil Treweek)

Photo by Dave Homewood

Photo by Phil Treweek

Below are Barf’s slides from his PowerPoint presentation: