The role of pigeons during World War Two has been remembered as owners gathered for the start of a pigeon club's racing ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been unveiled at a museum. Tommy, a pigeon from Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, was given the Dickin Medal ...

There was a military purpose to them—they were genuinely used to carry messages in situations requiring radio silence, and some pigeons even won medals—but there was also very strong incentive ...

Pigeons played a vital role in World War Two by delivering messages when radio communications were disrupted. Many were awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery. The Paulton Homing Society in Somerset ...

During World War Two pigeons played a vital role in delivering messages when radio communications were disrupted. Many were awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery. "These little things saved many ...

The first animals to receive Dickin Medals were pigeons. Thousands of pigeons were used as carriers/messengers during the Second World War as during communication black-outs they could carry ...

As the pigeon spiralled up through the forest ... Q879 was awarded the Dickin Medal in 1947 — the highest award any animal can receive while serving in the military — for "gallantry carrying ...

These pigeons were so integral to the war effort that 32 of them were even presented with the Dickin Medal, honouring the work of animals in World War II. Pigeons can fly between 600 and 700 miles ...