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.
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SURNAME | Ahner, Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 27, 1921 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | August 19, 1994 |
Place of death | Dresden |