What is the helicopter in Where Eagles Dare?

Bell model 47G
The helicopter seen landing in the castle courtyard is a Bell model 47G, not built until well after the war. While the Germans had a small number of working helicopters during the war (none of which would have been readily available to the filmmakers), the Bell does not make a convincing stand-in for any of them.

Were there helicopters in we2?

Sikorsky R-4, the world’s first production helicopter, which served U.S. and British armed forces in World War II.

When did the German military start using helicopters?

Meanwhile, Germany’s helicopter program was much more advanced than America’s or the Allies’. They debuted experimental helicopter designs before the war and even flew prototypes in front of adoring crowds for weeks in 1938.

What was the bus in Where Eagles Dare?

1952 Steyr built bus
The bus the team drives away in near the end is a 1952 Steyr built bus, a design that did not exist at the time.

What happens at the end of Where Eagles Dare?

In the film Christiansen is killed and Berkeley (Carraciola in the novel) incapacitated by Smith on the cable car (he dies apparently when the cable car explodes), and Thomas is shot and killed by a German soldier while climbing down a rope.

What helicopters did the Germans have in ww2?

The Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 Drache (English: Dragon) was a helicopter developed by Germany during World War II. A single 750-kilowatt (1,010 hp) Bramo 323 radial engine powered two three-bladed 11.9-metre (39 ft) rotors mounted on twin booms on either side of the 12.2-metre-long (40 ft) cylindrical fuselage.

Did the Wehrmacht have helicopters?

The history of the German Army Aviation Corps goes back to the time when the German Wehrmacht first began to develop helicopters. The German Army initially ordered 1,000 Flettner Fl 282 reconnaissance helicopters, however the production plant was destroyed and so only about 40 helicopters entered service.

Did the Luftwaffe have helicopters?

In January 1945, the Air Ministry assigned the other three Drachen to Transportstaffel 40 (TS/40) at Mühldorf, Bavaria, the Luftwaffe’s only operational helicopter squadron, equipped with at least five Flettner Fl 282s as well as the Drachen.

Where was the cable car scene in Where Eagles Dare filmed?

The castle – Hohenwerfen Castle, Werfen, Austria; filmed in January 1968. Cable car – Feuerkogel Seilbahn at Ebensee, Austria; filmed in January 1968.

Was Where Eagles Dare a true story?

According to a special feature about this film, Ingrid Pitt, who plays Heidi, made a daring escape in real life, over the Berlin Wall. An accident during one of the action scenes left producer Elliott Kastner and director Brian G. Hutton badly burnt.

What is the plot of the movie Where Eagles Dare?

A crack team of Allied soldiers stages a daring rescue during World War II. A U.S. general is being held captive in an imposing castle fort, high in the Bavarian Alps. The audacious plan calls for Lt. Schaffer (Clint Eastwood), Maj. Smith (Richard Burton) and other operatives to parachute down wearing Nazi disguises. They’ll penetrate the mountain outpost while undercover operatives assist them from within. But their mission changes when they discover that there’s a traitor in their midst.
Where Eagles Dare/Film synopsis