Ursula The Falcon

Ursula, a trained peregrine falcon, swoops on a pigeon, June 1945. The bird is one of a number of falcons used by British forces in World War II to intercept enemy carrier pigeons, whose messages would be retrieved and passed to British intelligence. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ursula, a trained peregrine falcon, swoops on a pigeon, June 1945. The bird is one of a number of falcons used by British forces in World War II to intercept enemy carrier pigeons, whose messages would be retrieved and passed to British intelligence. (Photo by Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ursula The Falcon
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775139815
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 June, 1945
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Hulton Archive
Object name:
J000778501
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