PIGEONS IN WAR
KING’S BIRDS AT WORK 200,000 IN SERVICE LONDON, Nov. 7. The King’s famous racing pigeon loft at Sandringham has provided the first pigeons for active service in the war.
Bombers and reconnaissance aeroplanes carry the Royal pigeons. When an aeroplane sights a submarine, the pilot refrains from sending a wireless message, and instead, releases a pigeon with the news. A pigeon likewise is used when an aeroplane is forced down in desolate parts to inform the aerodrome of the whereabouts of the damaged machine.
Two hundred thousands pigeons, belonging to 10,000 fanciers—each of whom receives a grant of £5 —are in the national service. An additional 400,000 pigeons are needed.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20095, 15 November 1939, Page 7
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