Thursday, April 27, 2017

Indian Pigeon Service Conference, 1944



Pigeons in Rome by D. Truong

(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog numbers:  WO169/16699  #103, #106, #107




Friday, April 21, 2017

Plans for pigeons during Operation OVERLORD, 1944


(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog numbers:  AIR2/5041  #156, #157, #160, #169, #170



Saturday, April 15, 2017

Methods of dropping pigeons for airborne operations, 1943



Pigeon in Rome by D. Truong


(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog numbers:  AIR23/1003  #00021, #00022, #00023





Friday, April 7, 2017

PIgeons in Italy, 1944


(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog numbers:  WO169/16699  #128, #137, #138




Saturday, April 1, 2017

Flights by pigeons, 1944


Pigeon in Rome by D. Truong

(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog number:  WO169/16699  #121





Sunday, March 26, 2017

Lofts to be set up in Iraq, Aden, and East Africa; captured lofts to serve as invaluable means of communication, 1943


Pigeons in Rome by D. Truong


(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog numbers:  WO169/11222  #111, 112



Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Boomerang 2-way pigeon service training instructions, 1944


Pigeon in Rome by D. Truong

 
(c) Crown copyright images reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, UK
Catalog numbers:  WO169/16699  #97, #98, #99, #100