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The '''D-Day carrier pigeon cipher''' is an encrypted message found in 2012 attached to the skeleton of a [[carrier pigeon]] that was inside a home chimney in [[Bletchingley]], Surrey, in the southeast United Kingdom. The message was handwritten on a Pigeon Service form and consists of 27 five-letter groups, with the first and last group identical. The message was addressed to "XO2," which is thought to be [[Bomber Command]], and is signed "W Stot Sjt." It is believed to have been sent from France on June 6, 1944 during the World War II [[Normandy landings|D-day invasion]]. As of November, 2012, the message had not been deciphered. Britain's [[GCHQ]], the successor to [[Bletchley Park]] has asked for any information the public might have about the message.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9697929/Wanted-for-one-last-mission-call-for-Bletchley-Park-codebreakers-to-crack-the-D-Day-pigeon-cipher.html</ref> |
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The cipher text reads: |
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:AOAKN HVPKD FNFJW YIDDC |
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:RQXSR DJHFP GOVFN MIAPX |
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:PABUZ WYYNP CMPNW HJRZH |
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:NLXKG MEMKK ONOIB AKEEQ |
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:WAOTA RBQRH DJOFM TPZEH |
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:LKXGH RGGHT JRZCQ FNKTQ |
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:KLDTS FQIRW AOAKN 27 1525/6 |
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The form indicates that two copies of the message were sent. Additional notations, in a color different from the code groups and signature, are "NURP 40 TW 194" and "NURP 37 OK 76."<ref>http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/23/15384954-experts-unbreakable-code-message-found-on-wwii-carrier-pigeon</ref> These identify the specific birds used. NURP stands for "National Union of Racing Pigeons."<ref>http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2012/11/23/dead-ww2-pigeon-a-ring-of-truth</ref> |
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==References== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Dicken Medal]] |
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