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Today I will tell you about the amazing technology of the British army using birds during World War II - pigeon reconnaissance technology.
At the time, Britain was facing a huge challenge: how to effectively gather intelligence while fighting? Because radar technology was not yet very mature and there was no instant communication capability, British intelligence had to find another way to obtain critical intelligence.
In the end, the British military decided to use pigeons. They studied the pigeon's navigation and mapping abilities and found that the pigeon could find its way home after being released in any location. This provides a viable option for using pigeons to transmit intelligence.
According to historical records, the British used many such intelligence pigeons for intelligence gathering in the Belgian and Dutch regions under German occupation. They could fly to Germany with recorders to no man's land and relay intelligence.
In order to control the flight of the pigeons and prevent them from flying away, the British military trained a team of professional pigeon trainers. They studied many effective methods, such as keeping birds at home, in order to train birds to recognize their own terrain and smells. They then trained the pigeons to sound horn signals in a step-by-step manner, remembering that they could only do so at the places they had designated.
Of course, the use of pigeon reconnaissance is not perfect. Reconnaissance pigeons, like pilots, are prone to mistakes. In many cases, pigeons fell into the hands of the enemy, and intelligence was lost.
However, this huge pigeon reconnaissance program was very helpful for the British army to gather intelligence. Not only can they gather military intelligence, but they can also carry status reports of the wounded so doctors know if a patient is waiting for rescue.
Although the pigeon reconnaissance technique has been no longer used in the past few decades, it is still a very important technique. At that time, the British army used pigeons to obtain extremely valuable intelligence in very difficult situations, proving that pigeons can also have amazing skills as seemingly inconspicuous birds.
