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D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 02 Nov 2012, 08:47
by Paul K
Forget the Spitfires buried in Burma, this is much more interesting.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... igeon.html
I wonder if they will crack the code and find out what the message is.
Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 02 Nov 2012, 09:12
by DaveB
What a great story
ATB
DaveB

Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 02 Nov 2012, 10:01
by dodger
Hi,
What an incredible find and story,
As one who used to keep racing pigeons many years ago, i used to have stray birds flying into my loft and was able to contact the owner by the number on the pigeons leg and depending where the race started i used to be amazed how far from home some of these birds where flying to, at least they know the birds date of birth! so they may be able to find out where it was bred etc.
Lets hope they decipher the message as i think there maybe still some of the old code breakers alive, whether they will come clean and tell us what it said is another story!!.
Cheers,
Roger.
Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 02 Nov 2012, 19:49
by Vancouver
Send 3/4d we're going to a dance.

Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 02 Nov 2012, 22:42
by emfrat
Vancouver wrote:Send 3/4d we're going to a dance.

MikeW
Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 03 Nov 2012, 00:05
by steelsporran
Vancouver wrote:Send 3/4d we're going to a dance.


Aah yes, when lsd meant something else. Somehow send 16.66p we're going to advance, doesn't cut it.
Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 03 Nov 2012, 21:12
by simondix
Probably says get us out of here
Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 04 Nov 2012, 06:21
by FlyTexas
I say give the Bombe at Bletchley Park a crack at it.

Fascinating stuff, codebreaking.

Of course, we
also had Carrier Pigeons doing their bit during the war.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TotC0Ql8 ... re=related
Brian
Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 04 Nov 2012, 08:10
by emfrat
In WWII, the New Guinea Coastwatchers sent their messages in pidgin
MikeW

Re: D-Day carrier pigeon found.
Posted: 04 Nov 2012, 08:15
by DaveB