Recently, a skeleton of a World War II carrier pigeon was found in the chimney of a house in Surrey County, England. This skeleton had a red canister attatched to the leg one that contains a message that even the British spy agencies that inspired the iconic James Bond are unable to crack as of late.
The Pigeon Museum at Bletchley Park, who are trying to trace the origins of the bird in question, might be able to find clues to crack the code.
The message is hand written and is seemingly indecipherable. Deciphering the message requires codebooks, and possibly a 'one-time pad' encryption system, which were burned after the message was delivered. In all, the message consists of 27 five-letter code groups, two of which are 'AOAKN' and 'HVPKD'
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/23/world/europe/uk-wwii-pigeon-mystery/index.html
That's so interesting! It's too bad that the ways to decipher it were burned. It would be awesome to know what the code meant.
ReplyDeleteYeah you never know what it can be. It can uncover some history and maybe even be the final piece in a puzzle.
ReplyDeleteJust imagine if the bird would of made the message across and World War II would've ended up differently.
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