Winkie was a pigeon who won the Dickin Medal in 1943 for assisting in the rescue of an aircrew forced to ditch in the North Sea during the Second World War. [1][2]

Nov 9, 2023 · The four-man crew released their pigeon, called Winkie, in the hope she could fly home to her loft in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, to alert colleagues at the air base.

Feb 23, 2012 · But as the aircraft went down, the crew had managed to salvage their secret weapon - a carrier pigeon. The blue chequered hen bird, called Winkie, was set free in the hope it could fly home to...

May 8, 2019 · On December 2, 1943, Winkie, together with pigeons named Tyke and White Vision, were awarded the first-ever Dickin medals for rescuing an air force crew during World War II.

During World War Two, Winkie the carrier pigeon was on an RAF Beaufort Bomber when it crashed in the North Sea on 23rd February 1942. Winkie was set free and flew 120 miles home to Broughty...

Sep 17, 2024 · They released their carrier pigeon, Winkie, hoping she could fly to her loft in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, and alert the airbase of their dire situation. Stranded in the open sea, the four...

Nov 29, 2023 · Winkie the pigeon, with the crew she saved from the North Sea. The wireless officer had just had time to tap out a desperate SOS before the Beaufort hit the drink. But it did not,...

Nov 10, 2023 · A statue of a heroic pigeon has been unveiled in Dundee. Winkie the pigeon became a bit of a hero in 1942 during World War II, after helping to rescue the crew of a Royal Air Force plane that...

Dec 2, 2020 · Winkie was the heroic Broughty Ferry homing pigeon that saved the lives of a doomed RAF bomber crew. The blue chequered hen bird was on loan to the RAF Pigeon Service during the Second...

Nov 9, 2023 · Winkie the Pigeon is the subject of a new bronze casting that now sits at the flood gates in Beach Crescent. The pigeon was among the first recipients of the Dickin Medal for her role in...