Enthusiast: I've cracked unbreakable WWII pigeon code

Started by NewsCaster, Dec 17, 2012, 10:30 PM

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Courtesy Bletchley Park TrustThis coded message from World War II was found in November enclosed in a canister attached to the leg bone of a dead carrier pigeon.By Rachel Elbaum, NBC NewsLONDON — A note written in code that was found on the skeleton of a carrier pigeon dating from World War II has been cracked, according to a Canadian history enthusiast.

Originally discovered in November, the message was enclosed in a red canister attached to the leg bone of the carrier pigeon. David Martin found the pigeon in the chimney of his home in Surrey, England.



The U.K. Government Communications Headquarters (GHCQ), one of Britain’s three national intelligence agencies, said at the time that the handwritten message “cannot be decoded without access to the original cryptographic material.”A World War II code delivered by carrier pigeon is stumping today's cypher specialists. Can you break it? NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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