Scotch Lass

Scotch Lass (pigeon NPS.42.21610) was a carrier pigeon who received the Dickin Medal in June 1945 from the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals for bravery in service during the Second World War.^[1] She accompanied a British agent on a mission into The Netherlands.^[2] Immediately after she was released, in September 1944, ^[1] and still in view of the agent that had released her, she hit telegraph wires. However, she carried on and delivered her message and photographs.^[3]

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[1]
"Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
[2]
Harlow, Joan Hiatt (2003). Shadows on the Sea. New York, NY, US: Margaret K. McElderry Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-689-84926-8.
[3]
Cleaver, Hylton (June 1951). "They've earned their corn". Men Only: 101.

PDSA Dickin Medal

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[pdsapigeon-1] [1]
"Dickin medal pigeons". PDSA. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2011.

[Harlow-2] [2]
Harlow, Joan Hiatt (2003). Shadows on the Sea. New York, NY, US: Margaret K. McElderry Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-689-84926-8.

[3] [3]
Cleaver, Hylton (June 1951). "They've earned their corn". Men Only: 101.

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Scotch Lass

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