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Mercury (pigeon)

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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.^[1]

Mercury served with the National Pigeon Service (Special Section). It received the award for delivering secret messages involving a {{convert|480|mi|adj=on}} flight from Northern Denmark in 1942.^[2]

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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/dickin-medal-pigeons |title=Dickin medal pigeons |publisher=PDSA |accessdate=22 February 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213211708/http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/dickin-medal-pigeons |archivedate=13 February 2010 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|title= The Dickin Medal|publisher = Forces War Records|url=https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/the-dickin-medal|accessdate = 12 April 2016}}

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20140924092934/http://www.pdsa.org.uk/about-us/animal-bravery-awards/pdsa-dickin-medal PDSA Dickin Medal]

2 : Recipients of the Dickin Medal|Individual domesticated pigeons

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