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An example occurs in the film The Eagle Has Landed: an Irish secret agent working for the Nazis replies to a German general speaking of Germany's shortly winning World War II, "Pigs may fly, General, but I doubt it!" Later, when the Irishman sees German soldiers parachuting before an attack, he says to himself, "Mother of God!
Tranquility Base (Latin: Statio Tranquillitatis) is the site on the Moon where, in July 1969, humans landed and walked on a celestial body other than Earth for the first time. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their Apollo Lunar Module Eagle at approximately 20:17:40 UTC. Armstrong exited the ...
The words inscribed on the centurion's safety harness, 'Licat volare si super tergum aquila volat', translates as "A man can fly where he will, if he rides on the back of an eagle". This proverb was derived from an ancient Greek story, where one day, the gods decided to elect the noblest bird of all by having them race to the top of Mount Olympus .
The Eagle has landed." Armstrong's unrehearsed change of call sign from "Eagle" to "Tranquility Base" emphasized to listeners that landing was complete and successful. [ 132 ] Duke expressed the relief at Mission Control: "Roger, Twan—Tranquility, we copy you on the ground.
His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies [1] and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title. [2] Some of his other notable books are A Prayer for the Dying (1973), The Eagle Has Flown (1991), Thunder Point (1993), Angel of Death (1995), Flight of Eagles (1998), and Day of Reckoning (2000). [1]
Eyrie, a novel by Tim Winton "Hope Eyrie" (a.k.a. "The Eagle Has Landed"), a song by Leslie Fish; The Eyrie, a castle in A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV adaptation Game of Thrones
The eagle is also referred to as a metaphor for someone in power, the political corruption. The "clasping with crooked hands" indicate the firm grasp of the powerful with malevolent hands, "close to the sun, lonely lands, ring'd with the azure world" indicate being close to extremely powerful leaders and the lack of genuine company.
The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975. [1] It was quickly adapted into a British film of the same name , released in 1976.