Dakota Hunter, The Book
The Book “The Dakota Hunter” in English version will soon be released in USA/ Canada/ UK, expected by 23 March 2015 For more information and direct ordering at Amazon, Barnes & Nobles etc, please click to www.dc3dakotahunter.com
Mosquito Planes in Florida
A number of Dakotas lived out their lives being used as spray planes for mosquito control in Florida. Hans Wiesman is touring the local airstrips hoping to find some hidden treasures.
Drug Smuggling
Quite a number of Dakotas in Colombia were in some way involved in the very lucrative business of drug trafficking – either by transporting drugs directly or by hauling supplies for the producers. If caught the planes get seized. This … Continue reading
Hidden Treasures
Everybody in Villavicencio seems to have some random Dakote parts somewhere. Here Hans discovered a steering column in a backyard. The part has since been restored and is part of the permanent Dakota exhibition at the ‘Wings of Liberation’ Museum … Continue reading
Dakota Hunter – The Book
Although we traveled all over the world to make the documentary a film can only cover so much… For everybody who cannot get enough of the adventures of the Dakota Hunter Hans has written a book about his life and … Continue reading
Fire watch: Starting the engines
Hans wanted to check out some remote unpaved airstrips in the middle of the Colombian Jungle that can only be reached by the Dakota. He had heard rumors, that quite a few Dakota wrecks that did not survice the rough … Continue reading
When it rains it pours…
We were originally scheduled to fly to a different airfield that morning – but the rain shut everything down. Well – everything except Hans who got antsy and went out on a treasure hunt to find Dakota parts in the … Continue reading
Chop, Chop
In order to transport a Dakota as a whole the plane would have to be anchored on deck of a cargo ship. And that is forbiddingly expensive. So the only way to get those precious parts to museums and collectors is to … Continue reading
On location in Villavicencio, Colombia
Three years ago, when Hans first heard of Dakota parts at this remote airfield he was not allow to go because it was deemed too dangerous of a place for a Westerner. Things have changed a lot but we certainly … Continue reading