Although technology was improving, World War II still saw carrier pigeons as a way to communicate in emergencies. This particular pigeon parachute was reportedly used closer to D-Day in 1944. (SWNS) ...

Carrier pigeon race on D-Day in New Orleans will honor the winged messengers of World War II BY KIMBERLEY SINGLETARY | Contributing writer May 29, 2024 3 min to read ...

But for Englishman David Martin, it was a different story, because what he found was the remains of a WWII carrier pigeon with a message still strapped to its skeletal foot. Creeptacular.