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 480-mile (770 km) flight from Northern Denmark in 1942.
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