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Winkie (pigeon)

Winkie was a pigeon who won the Dickin Medal in 1943 for assisting in the rescue of an RAF aircrew forced to ditch in the North Sea during the Second World War.

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Animals Awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for Wartime Service
Winkie (pigeon): After an RAF aircraft came down in the North Sea in 1942, Winkie flew home to Dundee. Her return helped…

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Animals Awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for Wartime Service
Animals Awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for Wartime Service
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A terrier searched the rubble of London, a pigeon brought word of a boat in trouble, and a cat kept rats out of a damaged warship. Maria Dickin founded the PDSA and introduced the Dickin Medal in...
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