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NH 153-A Peerless pilot, homing pigeon

Peerless pilot, homing pigeon
Title: Peerless pilot, homing pigeon
Caption: Homing pigeon operated at the Naval Air Station, Pauillac, France, during the last year of World War I, when only 15 months old. "Peerless pilot" delivered 196 messages from sea during that time. Photograph dated by Naval Air Station Anacostia, 18 July 1919.
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Catalog #: NH 153-A
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator:
Original Date: Fri, Jul 18, 1919
After this Year: 1910
Before this Year: 1919
Original Medium: BW Photo
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