🐦MI5 had a secret plot to recruit and train pigeons for warfare during World War II.
🕊️The head of the MI5 pigeon section, Wing Commander William Raynor, came up with daring schemes for deploying pigeons in warfare.
💣One of the proposed schemes involved floating pigeons over enemy lines using hot air balloons.
🔍MI5 believed that pigeons could be used to deliver messages and small explosives to enemy targets.
🐦The plan was ultimately deemed impractical and fictitious.
Did MI5 really train pigeons for warfare?
—Yes, MI5 had a secret plot to recruit and train pigeons for warfare during World War II.
What were some of the proposed schemes for using pigeons in warfare?
—Some of the proposed schemes included floating pigeons over enemy lines using hot air balloons and using pigeons to deliver messages and small explosives to enemy targets.
Was the plan successful?
—No, the plan was ultimately deemed impractical and fictitious.
13:26MI5 had a secret plot to recruit and train pigeons for warfare during World War II.
13:51Wing Commander William Raynor, head of the MI5 pigeon section, came up with daring schemes for deploying pigeons in warfare.
14:33One of the proposed schemes involved floating pigeons over enemy lines using hot air balloons.
