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PostPosted: 04-Oct-2006 13:16    Post subject: WWI "lost battalion" pigeon message Reply to topic Reply with quote

I thought some of you might find this interesting:

http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/ww1-pigeon-message-l.jpg&c=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/ww1-pigeon-message.caption.html

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PostPosted: 04-Oct-2006 15:50    Post subject: RE: WWI "lost battalion" pigeon message Reply to topic Reply with quote

Aehm... one hour to say that part of a force of the same army is under attack by friendly artillery? I wonder if it wasn't too late.

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PostPosted: 05-Oct-2006 13:08    Post subject: RE: WWI "lost battalion" pigeon message Reply to topic Reply with quote

That poor little pigeon flew its wings off, dodged bullets, anti pigeon hawks and god knows what else. You have the gall to say "what took so long"! Remember radio was just barely beginning, a radio took up a whole truck and it had the capability of a kids walkie talky morse code key. NO Voice.

An hour is pretty good, the pigeon guy was on his toes.

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