NURP.43.CC.1418

NURP.43.CC.1418 was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1947 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.^[1] NURP.43 received the citation for the fastest flight carrying a message from the 6th Airborne Division from Normandy on 7 June 1944, while serving with the National Pigeon Service.^[2]

References

^ "Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
^ "Pigeon (NURP.43.CC.1418) - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

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