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JUNIOR MISS' BLUE PIED HEN NPS44 17262 THIS YOUNG PIGEON COMPLETED HER FIRST OPERATION TRAINING AT 4 MONTHS OLD.A MONTH LATER SHE DELIVERED A MESSAGE 190 MILES IN 4 HOURS UNDER CONDITIONS WHICH WERE NOT FAVOURABLE.SHE THEN WAS SENT FOR TEST PURPOSE WITH A CIVILIAN OPEN RACE FROM PENZANCE 280 MILES HOMING IN 6 HOURS BEATING ALL CIVILIANS AND ONLY BEATEN BY ONE RAF PIGEON

BLUE CHEQ HEN NPS 43 29022 THIS HEN FOR TWO YEARS MAINTAINED A REPUTATION FOR CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE IN 1945 SHE HAD THE ILL LUCK NOT TO BE PICKED UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER BEING DROPPED BY A PARACHUTE.NEVERTHELESS SHE STRUGGLED HOME 10 DAYS LATER FROM A DISTANCE OVER 300 MILES IN GERMAN OCCUPIED TERRITORY

'WINSTON ' BLUE CHEQ COCK NPS42 47262 IN THE COURSE OF HIS SERVICE HAD 53 OPERATIONAL TRIPS OVER ENEMY TERRITORY AMONG HIS PERFORMANCES WERE THE FOLLOWING : AIR RELEASED 70 MILES FROM BASE HOMED IN 2 HOURS,AIR RELEASED 90 MILES FROM BASE 1 HOUR 57 MINS,AIR RELEASED 145 MILES FROM BASE 5 HOURS 6 MINS AIR RELEASED 200 MILES FROM BASE 4 HOURS 48 MINS,HE ALSO FLEW 400 MILES IN 13 AND A HALF HOURS,THESE WERE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS OF THE COMPASS

'TIGER TIM' NPS42 NS16542 SEVERAL TIMES RELEASED FROM AIRCRAFT OVER THE SEA ALWAYS MAKING GOOD TIME TO THE LOFTS ALSO USED BY THE US ARMY NORMANDY

'WILLIAM OF ORANGE' MEALY COCK NPS42 NS15125 DURING TRAINING FLIGHT FLEW 68MILES IN 58 MINUTES.ON SERVICE WITH AIRBOURNE TROOPS AT ARNHEM WAS LIBERATED AT 10.30 HOURS ON 19TH SEPTEMBER 1944 RETURNED TO LOFT IN 4 HOURS 25 MINUTES DISTANCE 260 MILES OF WHICH 135 MILES WAS OVER OPEN SEA

'LAST HOPE' RED CHEQ COCK NPS42 6746 A VERY CONSISTENT PIGEON WHOSE BEST PERFORMANCE WERE 230 MILES NORTH IN 6 HOURS 51 MINUTES 130 MILES FROM CHERBOUG PENINSULAR UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS IN 5 HOURS 10 MINS AND AGAIN SIMIULAR DISTANCE FROM GRANCE IN 4 HOURS 42 MINS

'STUMPY' NPS42 NS13094 CONTINOUS ASR WORK FROM 1942 FLEW FROM NORMANDY BEACHES AFTER D-DAY BUT RETURNED TO LOFT MINUS A FOOT

GRIZZLE HEN NPS41 NS8895 HAVING BUILT UP A REPUTATION OF RELIABILLITY ON A NORMAL RAF SERVICE THIS PIGEON WAS SELECTED FOR A SPECIAL TASK FOR AN INTELLIGENCE BRANCH DROPPED WITH AN AGENT IN THE NETHERLANDS SHE DELIEVED THE MESSAGE THE SAME MORNING AS RELEASED 10TH SEPTEMBER 1944 A DISTANCE OF APPROX 200 MILES RELEASED IN DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN.LOST ON OPERATION 1945

'MISS MAJOR' BLACK PIED HEN SURP42 L2702 A MOST CONSISTENT PIGEON HER BEST PERFORMANCE ON SERVICE OF MANY BEING 200 MILES AIR RELEASED FROM AIR CRAFT IN 3 HOURS 30 MINS

'NEILSON' DARK CHEQ PIED COCK NURP41 EAN 385 A MOST CONSISTANT RELIABLE PERFORMER ON SERVICE FOR 5 YEARS PRIOR TO 1945 HE HAD FLOWN FROM A DISTANCE BETWEEN 300 AND 500 MILES ON FIVE OCCASSIONS IN GOOD TIME.IN 1945 HE WAS SELECTED FOR A HAZADOUS TASK DROPPED BY PARACHUTE IN THE RUHR POCKET MORE THAN 300 MILES DISTANT AND AFTER SEVERAL DAYS DETENTION HOMED SUCCESSFULLY ONE OF THE EARLIEST ARRIVALS

BLUE CHEQ COCK 'CHIEFLY' NURP 41 KB343 ON THE 14TH NOVEMBER 1942 THIS PIGEON WAS RELEASED FROM AIRCRAFT DISTANCE 150 MILES FROM BASE IN SEMI DARKNESS WITH VISIBILLITY ABOUT 100 YARDS HOMED WITH HIS MESSAGE IN 5 HOURS. ON THE 15TH MAY 1943 THIS PIGEON WAS RELEASED FROM A DIVERTED AIRCRAFT IN NORTHERN IRELAND 400 MILES FROM ITS BASE IN A DIRECTION REMOTE FROM THAT THE PIGEON HAD BEEN TRAINED.LIBERATED 10.35 HOURS WITH A SHOULDER WIND ALL THE WAY 343 HOMED AT 08.45 HOURS THE FOLLOWING MORNING.61 OPERATIONAL TRIPS OVER ENEMY TERRITORY,ASWELL AS MANY OTHER EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES

lol good jokes craig,lol westy atleast ya passed ya test and got a ride to pull the chicks with lol only kidding mate

hi,seen these pigeons doing well all across the country anybody know what are the best lines to have?

thanks very much for those that have replied having a slight problem finding the review can someone give me a tip on where to find it

'BEY OF TUNIS' BLUE CHEQ PIED COCK NPS 42 25946 THIS PIGEON CARRIED A FIRST REPORT OF THE FALL OF TUNIS ON BRITISH N.A EX FORCE.SETTLED TO A NEW LOFT WORKED ON D.R SERVICE THROUGH BAD WEATHER OVER IMPOSSIBLE ROADS,32 MILES

BLUE CHEQ HEN NPS 41 NS9979 DURING 5 YEARS RAF SERVICE THIS HEN WAS NEVER LATE EVEN WHEN ON ONE OCCASSION AN ENCOUNTER WITH A HAWK AND REQUIRED 13 STITCHES.ON ONE TASK UNDER FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS SHE HOMED AT A MILE A MINUTE.IN 1945 SHE WAS PREPARED FOR A TASK OF SPECIAL HAZAD DROPPED BY PARACHUTE IN ENEMY OCCUPIED TERRITORY MORE THEN 300 MILES DISTANT AND HOMED SUCCESSFULLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS DETENTIONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF HARDSHIP

yep westy is right if its the first egg pigeons wont usually sit it unless its very keen there jus watch and stand over it,once the second egg is laid they will sit the egg and incubate both of them at the same time so they hatch generally at simular times

congratulations!

mark i would do but no room to extend the loft or build any lofts mate

no problemo they are brillant birds,the stories i hear from an old fancier who got some of these pigeons after the war ended they were some brilliant birds after the war being broken out and being raced.i will post some more up of dickins medal winners and those that wasnt awarded but due to there feats they done should have been awarded with some.there stories are interesting how what ever the weather they would jus go

anybody know any information about the melderts pigeons especially the seven sisters? any information would be helpful

GRIZZLE COCK NPS 41 NS 8638 FOR MORE THEN TWO YEARS YEARS THIS PIGEON WORKED CONSISTENTLY IN A DISTRICT WHERE THE FLYING CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT COMPARATIVELY FEW PIGEONS STOOD UP TO IT,AMONG HIS BEST PERFORMANCES WERE 200 MILES FROM 200 MILES SOUTHERLY POINT FROM AIRCRAFT AND LATER FROM A FORCED LANDED AIRCRAFT IN NORTHERN IRELAND UNDER EXTREMELY BAD WEATHER WITH VISIBILITY 300 YARDS HOMING ON THE MORNING FOLLOWING LIBERATION.THIS PIGEON WAS KILLED BY A FALCON WHILST ON EXERCISE ON THE 13TH MARCH

MEALY HEN NPS 41 NS 5704 THIS PIGEON CARRIED AN SOS MESSAGE FROM AN AIRCRAFT APPROX 100 MILES FROM BASE UNDER CONDITIONS OF FOG AND ALMOST CONTINOUS RAIN IN 8 HOURS ON THE 22ND SEP 1941

BEACHCOMBER' AWARDED DICKINS MEDAL NPS 41 NS 4230 ONE OF A PAIR RELEASED FROM THE BEACH HEAD DURING THE DIEPPER RAID HIS COMPANIONS WHERE KILLED BY ENEMY GUN FIRE

BLUE COCK 'NAVY BLUE' AWARDED DIKINS MEDAL NPS 41 NS 2862 THIS PIGEON HAD AN EXCELLENT FLYING RECORD WITH THE RAF ON AIR/SEA RESCUE SERVICE AND WAS SELECTED FOR A SPECIAL TASK IN CONNECTION WITH SEABOURNE LANDING BY SMALL RECONNAISSANCE PARTY ON THE WEST COAST OF FRANCE SOME 200 MILES FROM PLYMOUTH.THIS PIGEON WAS ISSUED ON THE 15TH JUNE 1944 IN A SMALL CONTAINER BUT THE OPERATION DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTILL THE NIGHT OF THE 17TH/18TH JUNE.THE MESSAGE DID NOT STATE TIME OF RELEASE BUT WAS OF IMMENSE VALUE TO INTELLIGENCE BRANCH CONCERNED.THE PIGEON WAS INJURED BUT MANAGED TO REACH PLYMOUTH WHERE IT WAS PICKED UP AT 02.45 HOURS ON 19TH JUNE HENCE IT MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED.