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Unsolved Code from WWII
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:45 am
by Vladikavkaz
don't know if anyone's seen this on the BBC?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20456782
Dead pigeon was found up a chimney with a bit of code from WWII stuck to it's leg.
Might keep me busy for a bit
Re: Unsolved Code from WWII
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:56 am
by eirian
lol, was just coming on to post about this myself! Not that I'll even begin to attempt it, but I'm sure there are some on here who'll be able to have a go!
Re: Unsolved Code from WWII
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:57 am
by Bunnylump
Dead pigeon was found up a chimney
Might keep me busy for a bit
Were you feeling peckish?
It is amazing though, when you think about it, that they would be prepared to trust encrypted messages to pigeons!! Which would seem to indicate that there would be no possibility of decoding it unless you had a passbook or an encryption code, otherwise it would be too risky...
Re: Unsolved Code from WWII
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:58 pm
by clvrlad
saw this a few day ago
dont forget this is just as Bletchley Park started
Re: Unsolved Code from WWII
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:36 pm
by SparkOut
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20749632
I feel somewhat sceptical about the validity of the acronym-based solution offered by the correspondent myself, but we'll see.