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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.<ref>http://www.gchq.gov.uk/Press/Pages/Pigeon-takes-secret-message-to-the-grave.aspx</ref> NURP stands for "National Union of Racing Pigeons."<ref>http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2012/11/23/dead-ww2-pigeon-a-ring-of-truth</ref> The pigeon whose remains were found is apparently 40 TW 194.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/world/europe/world-war-ii-pigeons-message-a-mystery.html?_r=0&pagewanted=all World War II Pigeon's Message a Mystery, Alan Cowell, New York Times, November 1, 2012]</ref> |
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==Solution proposals== |
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Gord Young from Peterborough, in Ontario, proposed a solution based on a World War I code book he says he inherited. The proposed solution relies on the assumptions of Stott being taught by a WWI trainer and spelling similar to those of WWI. It explains 7 of the 26 unique code groups as ad hoc acronyms, such as "FNFJW - Final Note [ confirming ] Found Jerry's Whereabouts." <ref name=BBC-uk-20749632>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20749632 "Has World War II carrier pigeon message been cracked?"] ''BBC News'', 16 December 2012</ref> The [[Government Communications Headquarters]] (GCHQ) has stated "without access to the original code books, details of any additional encryption, or any context around the message, it will be impossible to decode. Similarly it means that any proposed solutions sent to GCHQ will, without such material, be impossible to prove correct." <ref>http://www.gchq.gov.uk/Press/Pages/Pigeon-Message-Update.aspx</ref><ref>http://www.ciphermysteries.com/2012/12/11/at-last-the-secret-history-of-that-dead-cipher-pigeon </ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Dicken Medal]] |
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* [[War pigeon]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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[[Category:Domestic pigeons]] |
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[[Category:Operation Overlord]] |
[[Category:Operation Overlord]] |
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