A member of the crew of an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson holding...
A member of the crew of an RAF Coastal Command Lockheed Hudson holding a carrier pigeon, 1942. A close-up of a member of a Royal Air Force aircrew holding a carrier pigeon beside a Lockheed Hudson of Coastal Command.
Lockheed Hudson - Bircham - Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945...
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. The crew of a Lockheed Hudson Mark I, N7318, of No. 206 Squadron RAF which rescued the Commander in Chief of Free Polish Forces, General Władysław Sikorski and his st... More
Lockheed Hudson - Leuchars - Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-194...
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. The crew of a Lockheed Hudson of No. 224 Squadron RAF, prepare to board their aircraft at Leuchars, Fife. The wireless operator/air gunner (far right) is carrying hi... More
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. CH2359
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. An aircrew sergeant of No. 209 Squadron RAF about to launch a carrier pigeon from the side hatch of a Saro Lerwick flying boat.
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. CH6860
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. Homing pigeons, in their containers, being fed by the airman responsible for their care at St Eval, Corwall.
The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 TR186
The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 The seven man crew of an Avro Lancaster bomber wait near the crew room at Waddington, Lincolnshire for transport out to their aircraft. The pigeons seen in boxes in ... More
The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 TR193
The Royal Air Force in Britain, October 1942 Canadian PO (A) S Jess, wireless operator of an Avro Lancaster bomber operating from Waddington, Lincolnshire carrying two pigeon boxes. Homing pigeons served as a m... More
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450386 (2565...
80-G-450386: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/04/05).
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450387 (2623...
80-G-450387: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/04/05).
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450388 (2616...
80-G-450388: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Chief Warrant Laity instructing class. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archi... More
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450389 (2626...
80-G-450389: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/04/05).
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450393 (2565...
80-G-450393: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Releasing pigeons. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/04/05).
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450394 (2616...
80-G-450394: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Loading K-ship before patrol flights. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archiv... More
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450396 (2565...
80-G-450396: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Serving the pigeons. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/04/05).
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450397 (2619...
80-G-450397: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Disbursing pigeons to K-ship for patrol flight. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the Natio... More
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450401 (2616...
80-G-450401: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Releasing pigeons. Note dog in the background. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the Nation... More
United States Naval Reserve (Women's Reserve) WWII - 80-G-450402 (2619...
80-G-450402: WAVE pigeoneers in training, February 15, 1944. Shown: Muster in front of cages. Photographed by F.A. Goddard. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/04/05).
Avro Lancaster pigeons WWII IWM TR 193 (cropped)
IWM caption : Canadian PO (A) S Jess, wireless operator of an Avro Lancaster bomber operating from Waddington, Lincolnshire carrying two pigeon boxes. Homing pigeons served as a means of communications in the ... More
Avro Lancaster pigeons WWII IWM TR 193
IWM caption : Canadian PO (A) S Jess, wireless operator of an Avro Lancaster bomber operating from Waddington, Lincolnshire carrying two pigeon boxes. Homing pigeons served as a means of communications in the ... More
RAF Liberator pigeons WWII IWM CH 12364
IWM caption : Crewmen of Consolidated Liberator GR Mark VA, BZ818 'C', of No. 53 Squadron RAF handling carriers containing homing pigeons at St Eval, Cornwall, after a patrol over the Bay of Biscay. Sergeant J... More