Mankind has found all sorts of ways to drag innocent animals into its wars, including World War II. Soviet soldiers ... was the atomic bomb. While Project Pigeon officially died in 1944, it ...

Today I found out about Project Pigeon andProject X-Ray, WWII plans to use pigeons to guide ... These bombs consisted of a bomb-shaped casing with several compartments inside.

During World War II, the Allies needed a way to make bombing more accurate. At the time, bomb accuracy was often ... was a live pigeon. Yes, a live pigeon. Ultimately, the project was canceled ...

The first that comes into view is a World War II-era glide bomb that was—no joke—originally designed to be piloted by pigeons. Then there are the standards and measuring devices you might ...

Winkie flew 120 miles across the North Sea back to her home loft Seventy years ago a carrier pigeon performed the ... veterinary charity PDSA during World War II. On 23 February 1942, a badly ...

The incendiary bomb was ejected during the fight and scored a direct hit on my Grandfather's aviary (their meagre war ration was supplemented by racing pigeon for a few weeks). My father rushed ...