Mary of Exeter
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mary-of-exeter-173-16134897
title:
Mary of Exeter
text:
Mary of Exeter was a carrier pigeon who flew many military missions with the National Pigeon Service during World War II, transporting important messages across the English Channel back to her loft in Exeter, England. She was awarded the Dickin Medal in November 1945 for showing endurance on war service despite being injured on three occasions and emerging uninjured when her loft was bombed. Mary was owned by Cecil "Charlie" Brewer, a bootmaker from Exeter. She served with the National Pigeon Se
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Military carrier pidgeon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_of_Exeter
date created:
2011-02-08T21:38:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T17:48:57Z
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