Friday, October 14, 2016

Pigeon lofts in the Western Desert, 1943 and D-Day Fliers, 1944





Paddy and Gustav, were awarded the Dickin Medal in 1944 for their participation in D-Day.

To see these 2 pigeons receiving their medals you can copy and paste this link to your browser and view the 2 minute film:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/d-day-fliers-decorated/query/pigeon+medal

The page below is from the 1943 War Diary for the Middle Eastern Pigeon Service.





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