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Pigeon post
pigeon post was the first air sirvece (there were no planes) with a bird it was a great choice to choose pigeons because pigeons can fly hundreds and kilometres from home. -
The boat crash
on the 29 of october 1894 there was a boat crash on great barrier island and someone sent a message with a pigeon clinging on to it and thats how pigeon post started -
First pigeon message
a pigeon called Ariel carried the first pigeon message from Great Barrier Island to Auckland -
Pigeon service stopped
The pigeon mail service stopped when a telegraph link was opened between Great Barrier Island and the mainland -
Birds of war
Pigeons were not only used for the 1st world war (1914 to 1918) they were also used for the 2nd world war (1939 to 1945).The pigeons carried cameras,films, and maps, as well thousands of messages many of which saved lives.