Hans Ahner

Hans Ahner (born May 27, 1921 in Dresden ; † August 19, 1994 there ) was a German journalist and writer .

Life

Ahner was a military aviator during World War II . After the end of the war he became an employee at the Dresden aircraft yard and worked as a flight test engineer. He lived mostly in Freital .

Ahner was a passionate pilot and glider pilot. He was the author of narrative works and non-fiction books on topics from aviation and its history. He also worked as a journalist. Ahner died in Dresden in 1994 and was buried anonymously in the Heidefriedhof .

Works

• Take off for the test flight! , Berlin 1960
• Sons of Icarus , Berlin 1963
• The little air travel book , Leipzig 1964
• The end of the Lucky Lady , Berlin 1965
• SOS in Himmelshöhen , Berlin 1968
• The chief pilot's hour , Berlin 1970
• Disaster off Gibraltar , Berlin 1974
• Password flight into the twilight , Berlin 1977
• Code name "Helios" , Berlin 1980
• The man with the wings , Berlin 1980
• Deadly Wind , Berlin 1981
• The great long flight , Berlin 1983
• Fall into the depths , Berlin 1983
• The zeppelin catastrophe , Berlin 1985
• A life for aviation , Berlin 1986
• The test pilots , Berlin 1986
• Zeppelin northwards , Berlin 1987
• The "Sunshine Pilot" , Berlin 1988
• The flying chief forester , Berlin 1989
• Race in the sky , Berlin 1989
• Clouds, wind and passengers , Berlin 1989

literature

• Ahner, Hans . In: Volker Klimpel : Famous Dresdeners . Hellerau-Verlag, Dresden 2002, p. 8.
• Recalls: Pilot writes adventure books . In: Sächsische Zeitung , May 27, 2006, p. 25.
• Heinz Fiedler: The Condor hovers over the top of the wind mountain . In: Sächsische Zeitung , March 7, 2007, p. 19.