PBY Catalina Operations Over The SW Pacific During & After WWII
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you can read about the spectacular Military career of the Consolidated PBY Catalina in the SE Pacific from 1942 until…
The Dakota Hunter: “Spooky”AC-47 In A Combat Role, 80 Years After The DC-3’s Maiden Flight
See photos of World’s only Veteran Aircraft of 3 wars, built 75 years ago, and still in active military service. The AC-47 T Fantasma, using…
From a Florida Swamp to the Netherlands – The Final Destination of a Douglas DC-3/ Dakota
Autumn 2018, The final flight of a Douglas DC-3/ Dakota from the Florida Swamps to Madurodam, the insider’s story On the 23rd of Oct. 2018,…
Missing U.S. Army Plane Discovered in Melting Swiss Glacier
In this Dakota Hunter Blog, you’ ll see a series of awesome photos of a C-53 Skytrooper that flew into a Swiss glacier some 70 years ago. All 8 passengers…
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…
The Dakota Hunter: Ghosts of the Gooney Bird, a magnificent series of photos of the legendary DC-3 Dakota in her final glory
War History Online presents this Guest Piece by Hans Weisman During my multiple expeditions since 1990 in search of the legendary Gooney Bird, I ran…
C-47s as Bombers, P-51 Mustangs vs Corsairs, The Very Last All Piston Prop Aerial War
Believe it or not, this was a bitter reality in 1969 as the 4-Days War broke out between Honduras and El Salvador, in which only…
The Dakota Hunter: Lockheed’s Mega Bomber That Never Was, The Xb-30 Based On The Constellation Design
We present this guest blog by author and Blogger Hans Wiesman! As the war came closer in 1939, the legendary General Henry ‘Hap’ Arnold had the thoughtfulness…
The Dakota Hunter: Will The Douglas C-47/ Dakota Forever Fly Or Soon Die?
Will the new “Preferred Turbine-3” carry the Douglas “Dakota” legacy to its 100th anniversary? Winter in America is cold and out there in that winter wonderland, on…
Airborne Aircraft Carriers of the early 1950s by Hans Wiesman
During WWII, the flight range of the USAF long-distance bombers made huge leaps forward with every new model that came out, mainly due to the…
USAF’s horror year 1950, loss of 6 aircraft in 7 weeks, incl. a B-36 with Nuclear bomb
February 13, 1950. Dramatic story of a Convair B-36 B Peacemaker losing an Atomic Bomb! USAF’s Strategic Air Command’s long range Bomber ( with tail…
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,…