America's Smallest Warbirds - The United States Army Pigeon Service
- Episode aired Jul 7, 2022
Pigeons have traditionally demonstrated reliability as messengers and in 1944, the Army reported pigeon-delivered tactical message rates at 99 percent. After success with combat operations i... Read allPigeons have traditionally demonstrated reliability as messengers and in 1944, the Army reported pigeon-delivered tactical message rates at 99 percent. After success with combat operations in Europe in World War I, the U.S. military employed pigeons in the Pacific, Europe, and No... Read allPigeons have traditionally demonstrated reliability as messengers and in 1944, the Army reported pigeon-delivered tactical message rates at 99 percent. After success with combat operations in Europe in World War I, the U.S. military employed pigeons in the Pacific, Europe, and North Africa in the second war. Messages evolved from small pieces of rice paper to sections... Read all