Mother of all rail eagles...

[jules61]

Eagle

Front viev!
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[Berra]

Thats a real piece of art very impressive!!

Thanks for sharing. Wonder if we will ever se one for sale again

[ErichS]

Stunning indeed!. Wittmann had a large eagle some time ago and it was attributed to the high speed rail locomotive.

A family member of mine owns the speed rail Adler and it's very impressive!

[Berra]

Hi Eric. Any chance we could se any detailed pictures of that eagle. Especialy intrested in seeng the reverse.

Thanks

[Hilton]

Even if the site is in norwegian, the photos are interesting: salvaging the bridge eagle for Zerstörer Z 12 "Erich Giese" last month from the harbour of Narvik.

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nordland/1.7703292

[AndyC]

Interesting link Hilton



Andy

[mrec27777]

great post hilton .....what are the plans for the eagle...a museum ?

[Hilton]

Thank you:-) Yes it was given to Narvik krigsminne (war memorial) museum and are now at their workshop for conservation, it is going to be a part of the museums exhibition . It weights over over 330 pounds and measures approx. 59x47 inches. E Giese was one of 10 german ships that where sunk in the area near Narvik harbor, and most of the eagles from the other wrecks have been stolen up trough the years, and have probably ended up on the international collector market.

[herrzark]

great eagle

[tigertoby]

That is one impressive eagle. I wouldn't mind owning one of the fakes, if the price was right.