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| Picture No | 10218126 |
| Date | 1944 |
| Description | Pigeon Container on a British Paratrooper, Second World War |
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A pigeon container strapped to the stomach of a British paratrooper, 1944. Pigeons are one of the oldest and most reliable forms of military communication and were employed by the British during various operations in the Second World War.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated London News', 4 November 1944, page 524 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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