When Were Carrier Pigeons Used In Ww1?
When Were Carrier Pigeons Used In Ww1? These birds were carried with aviators and dispatched when a pilot splashed (crashed). From November 1917 to October 1918, the pigeons flew 10,995 flights and there were 2,500 birds in U.S. Navy flock in the states and 900 in Europe. An example of “pigeons coming to the rescue”