'Disappointing we can't read message brought back by pigeon'
– UK intelligence agency GCHQ spokesmanAlthough it is disappointing that we cannot yet read the message brought back by a brave carrier pigeon, it is a tribute to the skills of the wartime code-makers that, despite working under severe pressure, they devised a code that was indecipherable both then and now.
Bid to crack pigeon code
People from around the world try to crack a World War Two message found on the leg of a dead pigeon
World War Two code remains a mystery
A secret World War Two message found on a dead carrier pigeon has left 21st Century code-breakers baffled.
Mystery pigeon's coded message
The remains of a WWII carrier pigeon lost in action while delivering a secret message have been found in a chimney in Surrey.