View Single Post
  #22  
Old 27th October 2007, 13:40
F19Gladiator F19Gladiator is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 466
F19Gladiator is on a distinguished road
Smile Re: Luftwaffe unit emblems - "Battle of Britain" era

Quote:
Originally Posted by sidney View Post
Gladiator,

The posted photo is in fact excellent. The first one that enabled me to see the emblem in more details.

Having seen the photo, I would like to correct myself - it does look like an eagle to me now.

Regards,
Sidney
Thanks Sidney. Well, if I knew the answer from knowing the key or taken from the answer book I would also say "Eagle".
Knowing the time period and it being a German figher ac I could also suspect it to be an "Eagle" for various reasons.
Studying the two images I have posted on the other hand, indicates an attempt to illustrate a bird of some species, showing a body and a head which in my opinion shows no remblence with an eagle at all in this version.
(More like a ruffed up seagull with the body of a bat or small owl!)
The reason can be, as I wrote before, that it either is not completed or because it has been worn off to the degree that the original masterpiece has deteriorated to a blur where the body and head is supposed to be.

I am sure this will in the end to be proven to be an "Eagle". Hopefully someone will also be posting a good photo in the end.
Anyone sitting on a unique original photo of this emblem not wanting to publish/post it? Please contact me off board- I might perhaps buy it and post it if it doesn't cost the space shuttle.
Reply With Quote