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RED COCK 'LE DAUPHIN' NPS 41 NS 1173 SENT WITH NUMBER OF OTHER PIGEONS FOR IMPORTANT WORK DEEP INTO FRANCE.LE DAUPHIN WAS THE ONLY BIRD TO RETURN

'OLD FAITHFUL' NPS 41 NS 169 ONE OF FEW TO COMPLETE FOUR YEARS OPERATIONAL WORK WITH THE RAF THIS BIRD WAS FLOWN FROM ALL POINTS OF THE COMPASS AND RETURNED FROM NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT RELEASES OFF THE S.W COAST OF ENGLAND

paul his only for sale cos having a stock reduction,otherwise i wouldnt have him up for sale,my stock shed only has room for 10 stock pairs and i have bought in 4 new cocks so i have to part with some of my cocks,and i also have four children out of him 2 hens which are breeding good birds,and two cocks that are in the widowhood compartment.Pete his been paired to a different hen each year he has been here.All the hens he has been paired up to are still here.As i said earlier i have brought in some cock pigeons and do not have the room to keep more stock pigeons or otherwise he wouldnt be up for sale.Pete i also have for sale a herman beverdam cock who is a grandfather to a pigeon i won 30th open london north road combine from whitney bay,and first club,these pigeons i wouldnt part with if i had the room.

BLUE CHEQUER PIED HEN NURP 40 PPC 488 IN THE COURSE OF HER CAREER THIS HEN TOOK PART IN 50 OPERATIONAL SORTIES WITH FLYING BOATS.ON THE 28TH MAY 1942 FOR TEST PURPOSES SHE WAS RELEASED FROM BASE AT 12.08 HOURS.HER MESSAGE WAS DELIVERED AT 13.30 HOURS - 86 MILES IN 82 MINUTES (SPEED 1843 YARDS PER MINUTE) ON THE 28TH MAY 1943 THIS PIGEON CARRIED A MESSAGE FROM THE CHANCELLOR THE EXCHEQUER IN LONDON TO THE MAYOR OF PLYMOUTH IN CONNECTION WITH THE WINGS FOR VICTORY PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN

BLUE COCK 'ROYAL BLUE'AWARDED DICKINS MEDAL NURP 40 GVIS 453 THIS WAS THE FIRST PIGEON DURING THE WORLD WAR TO BRING A MESSAGE FROM A FOCED LANDED AIRCRAFT ON THE CONTINENT.ON 10TH OCTOBER 1940 THIS YOUNG BIRD WAS RELEASED IN HOLLAND APROX 120 MILES FROM BASE AT 07.20 HOURS AND ARRIVED AT SANDRINGHAM AT 11.30 HOURS THE SAME DAY WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THE SITUATION OF THE CREW

NURP 39 DX 4038 ON 13TH AUGUST 1941 THE AIRCRAFT IN WHICH THE PIGEON WAS SERVING WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO MAKE A HURRIED FORCED LANDING IN DARKNESS ON THETFORD HEATH.THIS PIGEON AND ITS COMPANION WERE RELEASED WITH A MESSAGE GIVING THE INFORMATION AT 02.00 HOURS AND ARRIVED 13.45 HOURS THE SAME DAY A DISTANCE OF 110 MILES.THE OTHER PIGEON ALSO ARRIVED BUT TWO DAYS LATER.THIS WAS THE FIRST RAF EMERGENCY RELEASE IN COMPLETE DARKNESS

RED COCK NURP 39 NRS 144 'COLOGNE' AWARDED DICKINS MEDAL THIS PIGEON HAD BEEN ON OVER 100 OPERATIONAL BOMBER SORTIES AND HOMED FROM DIVERTED OR FORCED LANDED AIRCRAFT FROM WIDELY SEPERATED POSITIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN AT VARIOUS TIMES.ON JUNE 29TH 1943 ITS AIRCRAFT WAS LOST OVER TARGET COLGNE AND THERE WAS NO NEWS OF THE AIRCRAFT OR CREW.oN 16TH JULY THE PIGEON HOMED WITH SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING A BROKEN BREAST BONE WHICH HAD HEALED AND OVER WHICH THE FEATHERS HAD REGROWN SHOWING THE INJURY WAS AT LEAST A FOURTNIGHT OLD

RED CHEQ COCK 'COMMANDO' NURP 38 D 9849 ON THREE OCCASSIONS NAMELY IN JUNE 1942,AUGUST 1942,AND SEPTEMBER 1942 WAS SENT WITH AGENTS INTO OCCUPIED FRANCE AND ON EACH OCCASION RETURNED WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ON THE DAY OF RELELASE.THE CONDITIONS WHICH THE PIGEON HAD TO OPERATE ON TWO OCCASSIONS WERE EXCEPTIONALLY ADVERSE

DARK CHEQUER HEN 'KENLEY LASS' DICKINS MEDAL NURP 36 JH 190 THIS PIGEON WAS THE FIRST TO BE USED FOR A SECRET COMMUNITCATION FROM ENEMY OCCUPIED FRANCE.HER FIRST TASK WAS ONE PARTICULAR DIFFICULTY TECHNICALLY AS IT INVOLVED NOT ONLY A PARACHUTE JUMP WITH THE AGENT USING HER BUT THE AGEN HAD TO MAKE A JOURNEY OF NINE MILES ON FOOT AT NIGHT ACROSS COUNTRY WITH THE PIGEON CONCEALED ON HIS PERSON,ALSO THE PIGEON HAD TO BE DETAINED FOR 11 DAYS IN CONCEALMENT IN A HOUSE BEFORE THE INFORMATION SHE WAS TO CARRY HAD TO BE OBTAINED.THE DETENTION HAD BEEN ANTICIPATED AND THE AGENT WHO HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH PIGEONS HAD BEEN FULLY INSTRUCTED.eVENTUALLY RELEASED AT 08.20 HOURS ON THE 20TH OCTOBER 1940, THIS PIGEON ARRIVED IN KENLET AT 15.00 HOURS THE SAME DAY,HAVING COVERED A DISTANCE WELL OVER 300 MILES,WITH MOST VALUABLE INFORMATION.oN THE 16TH FEBRUARY 1941 SHE WAS SENT AGAIN ON AN EXACTLY SIMIULAR TASK EXCEPT THE LENGTH OF DETENTION WAS ONLY FOUR DAYS AND AGAIN HOMED IN EXCELLANT TIME ON THE DAY OF RELEASE WITH FURTHER INFORMATION

RED CHEQ COCK NURP 36 RWM 107 ON 26TH MAY THIS PIGEON WAS RELEASED IN COMPLETE DARKNESS FROM AN AIRCRAFT 8,00FT AT 0.345HOURS 100 MILES FROM BASE AND HOMED 10.20 HOURS

BLUE COCK NURP 32 KLD 298 WAS TRAINED TO OPERATE BETWEEN EAST AND SOUTH NORFOLK ON 19TH AUGUST 1940,ITS AIRCRAFT LANDED IN NORTHER IRELAND 340 MILES FROM ITS BASE IN A COMPLETELY STRANGE DIRECTION TO THE PIGEON.IT WAS RELEASED WITH A MESSAGE AND HOMED AT 10.30 HOURS THE FOLLOWING MORNING.THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE JOURNEY WERE ADVERSE

COCK NUHW 38 EGU 139 BEFORE DAWN ON THE 31ST MARCH 1942 THE PIGEON WAS RELEASED IN DARKNESS IN THE FRENCH INTERIOR EIGHT DAYS AFTER ITS ISSUE OF THE TASK.ARRIVED WITH MOST VALUABLE INFORMATION ON THE SAME DAY INSPIRING A SPECIAL LETTER OF APPRECIATION FROM THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE

Blue Chequer Hen NEHU 38 M 9909 'BOUNCER' WHILST ON OPERATIONS IN A BOMBER HIT BY ENEMY FIRE THREE BULLETS PASSED THROUGHT THE PIGEON CONTAINER ONE THROUGH THE BIRDS TAIL AND ONE SCALPED HER HEAD SHE HOMED TO HER LOFT NORMALLY

Red Cock NU.42.E8558 carried in over 50 bomber operational sorties.The only survivor from a bomber lost in the vicinty of target Essen during the night of the 13th March 1943.The pigeon reached England during the following morning exhausted and injured and its message was forwarded vie the police the same day.Distance 380 miles

Red Cock Nu.42.E8554 This pigeon took part in over 50 bomber operations.On one occassion when released from a force landed aircraft 360 miles from its base it homed with its message in 8 hours 30 minutes 14th april 1943

Not sure if his been put up yet but the blue cock 'Billy' awarded dickin medal NU.41 HQ.4373 was released with a message from a forced landed bomber crew in the netherlands at 10.0 hours on the 21st of february,1942 and delivered its message the following day at 13.40 hours in a state of complete collapse.The weather conditions could hardly have been worse a gale driven storm(snow)'Billy was 11 months old at the time and the distance approximately 250 miles.

Just been handed a book by a club member about pigeons in the two world wars only started reading it and what a read i will post some info about birds also

Heres our lofts

yea very sad news his shows were entertaining god rest his soul

paulo its not jus the quil mate its in the feathering also a hen would have brown,and a cock has black splashes

thanks paul forgot to say shes good with the birds aswell lol

Any strain is good to cross with any strain,a tip by a famous pigeon fancier when buying a pigeon of,of him from blackpool was do not be afraid to cross pigeons,alot of good pigeons come from a first cross

people like that dont deserve to be in the sport

a grandson of this pigeon won today

This is my staffordshire bull terrier *expletive removed* Sophie,shes an absolute crazy dog,around over dogs and cats,but good with people especially my sisters kids who pull her tail and everything like mad,but she jus takes no notice