(Updated) WWII Pigeon Found in Chimney.

This is most remarkable information. There is so much to be said on the Passenger Pigeon before its demise in this country. Goes to show that squab mattered more than the bird. It was looked at to replicate the DNA through another species and try to recreate it. Nw that you have brought things to light, I must look further into the matter.

What an amazing circumstance that this pigeon was found with the relation to history during WWII. It is also amazing that the code to date has not yet been broken. Very interesting hub Graham! Happy to share this.

Yes I actually did a Google search. I found a lot of interesting info on the use of Carrier Pigeons in WW2. I even found a video showing the pigeons cages in the planes.

This is an absolutely amazing and fascinating story Graham. I really enjoyed reading it. And I learned a lot from it too. I didn't know that the Royal Air Force bombers used Pigeons to send their position when shot down.

I also find it interesting that no one is alive today who knows how to break the code. It surely will be something interesting to look forward to if someone succeeds had it.

What an interesting story! I suppose cell phones are a dynamic advancement in comparison to pigeons. Nevertheless, they were reliable enough and deserve some respect. RIP, little soldier.

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Fascinating, I thought it was going to be a joke. Guess I have been reading billybuc too long. It is an odd feeling to think about something that old brought to the limelight. I wouldn't even venture a guess. Wish my dad were alive, he would be looking at it day and night trying to figure it out. lol Thanks for the interesting share! ^

Quite an elderly bird, that pigeon. He/She would have been four years old if she died in 1944 and was born in 1944.

My friend Maude has a penchant for pigeons and you may be interested to read all about them on one of my hubs.

I don't have the time to work out a code, you'll just have to go undercover and find it yourself.

Wonderful story. I wonder if, had the pigeon not died, the course of the War would have been altered. Well, at least it ended with the Allied victory.

But what a brave little bird, flying all those hundreds of miles, and how clever the trainers were.

I do hope Serjeant Stott came home.

Oh now you've done it Graham. I love a challenge of this sort.

I knew that pigeons were used to carry messages in WWII but didn't realise there were so many.

It's a fascinating story and one wonders what might have happened had the pigeon made it. It is upsetting to think that Serjeant W.Stott may have been waiting to be rescued or for new orders in vain. I wonder what difference it made to Serjeant W.Stott and what impact the lost pigeon had on his fate.

My father-in-law used to keep and train pigeons and often they were taken to France to race back to the UK and now and again one would get lost on the way.

I will keep an eye out for updates on this Graham, eagre to know the outcome.

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Wonderful hub Graham and those wonderful birds! What a fantastic contribution they have made as have so many animals over the centuries during wars. I knew a little about the work these birds did, but I didn't realise so many had been used and for top secret missions as well.

I haven' t even attempted to crack the code - I'm a dumbo with things like this! But this is one aspect of the war I really do find fascinating and I also have a great interest in codes used throughout history - kind of funny I guess knowing that I'm a thicko at working them out!! LOL!

Wonderful and fascinating hub!!

Ps I hope that wee pigeon has been given a good buriel with full honours!!

I'm so glad I read this, it was fascinating. I've always found pigeons rather endearing this is definitely a hub to be shared. Tara

Fantastic story Graham. My parents both lived in Europe during the war and have interesting stories to tell. I will share this with them and also make an attempt to crack the code!

Hello! A revisit by me to read your update... wow, I wish I could crack the code but I wouldn't know where to start! :-) Keep us posted, this is a great story! All the best, jen

well, I have a soft-spot for pigeons and this made me grin big time. To think that most people see them as pests nowadays! Thank you for sharing this great story.

Very interesting story and it brings up a lot of questions about one of the world's most significant event in modern history. For instance, what if this pigeon had completed his flight to the receiver? Would it had change the course of the war in some way? We would never know until that code is broken. Also there is a similar event that occurred during the American Civil War where a handwritten note from General Robert E. Lee was found by a Union soldier about his plans prior to the Gettysburg battle. That note was a secret massage to one of his commanders.

This is wonderful. I was trying to crack the darn code. and sonwhere down the line I see the time 15:25 hours on the 6. The rest feels like asking for further instructions. Why? Is just a general suposition plus the historical day D-Day!

Graham, such an intriguing story filled with mystery and history. Excellent. Thank you for sharing this with your readers. I'm still wowed. :)

What a long way we have come! I hope they are able to decipher the code, it would be so interesting to find out exactly what it said. Voting up and interesting. :)

Fascinating stuff! A great reminder of the "technology" we used to win the war... and what a thing to find in a chimney! Great hub, voted up and all sorts, all the best, Jen

It is so cool how people still find things like this! I love history and archeology - this was a fascinating read.

What a fascinating story. I wonder what the outcome would have been if the pigeon had got through with the message.

What a weird and wonderful world we live in.

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It's funny that nowadays in the days of electronic comms this sort of thing will never happen again. I like the idea of a RAF pigeon with his little goggles and hat. I wonder if the same message was tagged to several birds to increase the chances of it reaching its destination?

Hi, yes I did see this in the news, amazing isn't it? I would love to know exactly what it says, because over here we virtually won the war because of this type of code etc, great hub and so interesting, nell

That is the most interesting thing I've ever heard of found in a chimney!

A wonderful share Graham and thank you so very much.

Eddy.

Thank you for this fascinating piece of history.

This is very interesting. The idea of using pigeons to carry messages is intriguing. Thank's..

What a curious story! Very interesting, thanks Graham!

That was fascinating, Graham! I of course knew pigeons were used during the war, but had no idea the numbers involved. Great job as always.

I knew that birds were used to deliver mail. Absolutely interesting hub and I liked reading it. Voted up!