Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, a magnificent series of photos of the legendary DC-3 Dakota in her final glory – By Hans Wiesman
During my multiple expeditions since 1990 in search of the legendary Gooney Bird, I ran into many DC-3 derelicts, C-47 wrecks, abandoned Dakotas and fortunately,…
Top 10 Most Senseless Wars of All Time
Images used (Clockwise from top left): (1) Sultan Kalid Barghash of Zanzibar who ruled from August 25 to August 27, 1896 (2) The French forces…
World War II Guided Gliding bombs, Made in Germany & America
The huge explosion and black billowing smoke column give evidence to the incredible success of a secret guided gliding bomb named Fritz X. Launched 9 Sept.…
Classic Images: Warbirds Over The Pacifc
We have collected some of the best images we could find of Warbirds over the Pacific. Hellcats, Wildcats, Catalina’s, Kingfishers, Corsairs, Aircraft Carriers and many…
True story: Mighty Eighth – October 14th 1943, Bassingbourn Airfield by Clive Stevens
October 14th 1943, Bassingbourn Airfield, Cambridgeshire. Jim Harlow recalled………………”We walked into the morning briefing feeling more than anxious. This was 04:30 Thursday morning and I…
Best of Flying Boat Posters And Photos By The Dakota Hunter
Dramatic picture of an open sea rescue of a downed air crew by a RAF Short Sunderland in high swell conditions (courtesy hdwpics.com). After the…
Australia’s WWII Lend Lease program
On 10 January 1941, Draft H.R. 1776 – the “Lend Lease Bill” was presented to the United States Congress. Under the proposed act, the President…
Pan Am’s B-314 Clippers transferred to WW II US NAVY service – By Hans Wiesman
The Boeing B-314 in military colors with huge Stars and Stripes on the front fuselage, resting for maintenance on the ramp of La Guardia Marine…
How An Island was Transformed into a Military Exercise and Operational Base for US Army in WWII
Pearl Harbor shook the fabrics of American society on multiple levels while pushing the decision makers to take actions to defend the nation from suffering huge…
Guest Blogger The Dakota Hunter: Nippon’s 2nd attack plan on US, Genesis of Alaska Highway 1942
Right after the successful Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor/ Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941, many American citizens must have panicked over the next aggressive move…
Air Raids over the Borneo Oil Refineries by Dakota Hunter Hans Wiesman
The fascinating photo was taken from a PBY-5 operated by Australian Forces, to supply the Allied war effort in PNG in 1944/45 . As the…
Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, a magnificent series of photos of the legendary DC-3 Dakota in her final glory – By Hans Wiesman
During my multiple expeditions since 1990 in search of the legendary Gooney Bird, I ran into many DC-3 derelicts, C-47 wrecks, abandoned Dakotas and fortunately,…