Hans Wiesman

Hans Wiesman is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Hans Wiesman:

War On Drugs, Fighting the Flying Pirates of the Caribbean

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog you will find a series of amazing photos of Caribbean Drugs Runner aircraft that were left abandoned, crashed, seized or…

Post-WWII Surplus Harleys, Cheap Transports For “Willy And Their Boys”

Guest Blog By Hans Weisman! In this DAKOTA HUNTER BLOG, you will read about another lifetime passion of mine: the Harley Davidson Motorcycle. As a prelude,…

The Martin PBM Mariner was the Accident-Prone Forerunner Of The 2016 Oshkosh Star Martin Mars

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will read the story and see the photos of the somewhat forgotten Martin PBM Mariner. A less successful forerunner…

Florida Mosquito Control DC-3. How WWII Hero C-47s Fly Zika Killer Missions in 2016

In this DAKOTA HUNTER BLOG, you will read about a WWII Veteran Douglas C-47  that ended its operational career as a Chemical Warfare Machine. Sixty…

Where Patton Awarded McAuliffe: The 101st Airborne HQ Chateau in Bastogne Revisited!

In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you will read about an insane plan that the Germans deployed in a final effort to break the imminent Allied…

Martin PBM Mariner, Accident Prone Forerunner Of The 2016 Oshkosh Star Martin Mars

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will read the story and see the photos of the somewhat forgotten Martin PBM Mariner. A less successful forerunner…

The Catalina Photo Album

This Dakota Hunter Blog shows you some rare photos of the Consolidated Catalina PBY  before, during and after WWII. The Seaplane was a contemporary of…

Hidden Boneyard in Greece with German Ju-52, Stuka, C-47 and Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

War History Online presents this Guest Article from respected Blogger and Author Hans Wiesman. Check out his book and his blog. In this Dakota Hunter Blog,…

Jurassic Park of Aviation Found! How WWII Built Aircraft Still Struggle For Survival In New Age

The remnants of an abandoned airplane stretched out in the Desert of “Memories of bygone days“. The type has long gone extinct. Except for a…

War On Drugs, Fighting the Flying Pirates of the Caribbean

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog you will find a series of amazing photos of Caribbean Drugs Runner aircraft that were left abandoned, crashed, seized or…

Marianas, That B-29’s Fixed Aircraft Carrier In The Pacific Was Built 72 Years Ago

In this DAKOTA HUNTER Blog, you will see photos of the USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress Fleet departing from theMarianas Islands for the Bombing of Japan…

D-DAY VETERAN DOUGLAS C-47 “SNAFU SPECIAL” HONORED WITH VISIT OF WWII HARLEYS

This Dakota Hunter Blog is a report of our Harley Club’s visit to Normandy. This year, on 4th June 2016,  we gave an “acte de presence”…