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NH 121288 Pigeon "PEERLESS PILOT", a feathered hero of the war. Lower left: Liberating a pigeon. Right: A kite balloon at sea.

Pigeon "PEERLESS PILOT", a feathered hero of the war. Lower left: Liberating a pigeon. Right: A kite balloon at sea.
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Title: Pigeon "PEERLESS PILOT", a feathered hero of the war. Lower left: Liberating a pigeon. Right: A kite balloon at sea.
Caption: Pigeon "PEERLESS PILOT", a feathered hero of the war. The bird was used at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Pauillac. During the last year of the war he delivered 196 messages from the sea. Lower left: Liberating a pigeon. Right: A kite balloon at sea.
Description: Pigeons. Copied from "U.S. Navy in the World War", Official pictures, Page 119.
Catalog #: NH 121288
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1914
Before this Year: 1918
Original Medium: BW Photo
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