WW2, R.A.F. Messenger Pigeons
An illustration which shows a man of the Royal Air Force tending the the messenger pigeons. Bomber and reconnaissance aircrafts would carry pigeons in watertight containers, in the event the plane had to ditch, coordinates would be sent to its R.A.F. base
Picture No
13810054
Media ID
45173573
Size
3714px x 4276px
(3.6MB)
Credit
© CLM Archive Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Illustration from With The R.A.F.' by John Nicolson (1891-1951)
Date
1941
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Aircrafts Containers Coordinates Ditch Messenger Nicolson Pigeons Reconnaissance Tending Watertight
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