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Bird honoured for bravery during World War II

Mercury was a pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in 1946 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.

Mercury served with the National Pigeon Service (Special Section). It received the award for delivering secret messages involving a 480-mile (770 km) flight from Northern Denmark in 1942.

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"Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
"The Dickin Medal". Forces War Records. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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