Use Of Pigeons
Parent Issue
Day
9
Month
October
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text
The experiments made in the German army with carrier pigeons having been satisfactory, every war ship leaving Kiel or Wilhelmshaven will hereafter carry a consignment of pigeons, to be released at varying distances from the land stations. It is estimated that the birds have sufficient endurance to fly home over a distance of about 180 miles from land.
Article
Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat