Cologne (pigeon)
Cologne was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1947 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.[1]
Cologne served with the National Pigeon Service as Pigeon NURP[2] 39.NPS 144 and carried out over 100 missions with Bomber Command and had previously homed successfully from several downed aircraft before the incident which earned the Dickin Medal.[3]
His citation read – “For homing from a crashed aircraft over Cologne although seriously wounded, whilst serving with the RAF in 1943”.
See also
References
- ^ "Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ NURP = National Union of Racing Pigeons
- ^ "The hero of the latest British war movie is a pigeon called Valiant. A". The Independent. 2005-03-23. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
External links
- PDSA Dickin Medal
- Picture of Pigeon Cologne
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