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Wanted for one last mission: call for Bletchley Park codebreakers to crack the D-Day pigeon cipher
Daily Telegraph (London)_ ^
| Nov 23 2012
| Hannah Furness
Posted on 11/23/2012 1:31:55 AM PST by Winniesboy
Historians from GCHQ are appealing for the veteran codebreakers of Bletchley Park to volunteer for one last act of service for their country: cracking the D-Day carrier pigeon cipher that has stumped Britain's finest minds.
The coded message had been carefully filed in a small red capsule and attached to a carrier pigeon to be delivered 70 years ago.
But instead of arriving safely at its destination, the unfortunate bird got stuck in a chimney en-route and lost.
The message was found earlier this month by homeowner David Martin, who ripped out a fireplace to find the skeleton while renovating his house in Bletchingley, Surrey.
Historians believe the bird was almost certainly dispatched from Nazi-occupied France during the D-Day invasions.
The mysterious message, which was written in unfamiliar code, was passed to Government Communications Headquarter (GCHQ) in Cheltenham, Glos, in the hope a contemporary professional codebreaker could decipher the words.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bletchley; bletchleypark; cryptographer; cryptographers; cryptography; dday; wwii
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To: Winniesboy
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posted on
11/23/2012 1:51:03 AM PST
by
wolficatZ
(Sat on their butts election day? Traitors, every one of 'em.)
To: Winniesboy
The Message said:
Adolph, bend over and grab your ankles.
Surrender now or pay the price.
We do not have any Vaseline. . . . . . .
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posted on
11/23/2012 1:59:37 AM PST
by
DeaconRed
(We couldn't beat the worst human being on GODS earth. The party is done for.)
To: Winniesboy
For anyone who might be interested there is a 1:13:52 long documentary and tour of Bletchley on youtube that was made by someone that works there.
It's the best documentary on Bletchley I have seen!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuEHcJ7CCzg
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posted on
11/23/2012 2:54:43 AM PST
by
Bobalu
(It is not obama we are fighting, it is the media.)
To: Winniesboy
The message in full reads:
AOAKN HVPKD FNFJW YIDDC
RQXSR DJHFP GOVFN MIAPX
PABUZ WYYNP CMPNW HJRZH
NLXKG MEMKK ONOIB AKEEQ
WAOTA RBQRH DJOFM TPZEH
LKXGH RGGHT JRZCQ FNKTQ
KLDTS FQIRW AOAKN 27 1525/6
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posted on
11/23/2012 3:16:05 AM PST
by
olezip
To: wolficatZ
Something about Ovaltine.
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posted on
11/23/2012 3:17:51 AM PST
by
FroggyTheGremlim
(2012 elections: American Coup d'etat!)
To: Winniesboy
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posted on
11/23/2012 3:37:12 AM PST
by
MuttTheHoople
(Pray for Joe Biden- Proverbs 29:9)
To: Winniesboy
John has a long mustache.
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posted on
11/23/2012 3:45:31 AM PST
by
TADSLOS
(LOSING BIG- The GOP legacy.)
To: Winniesboy
That’s exactly why I stopped using carrier pigeons.
To: Bobalu
Excellent video.. Thanks for sharing it. Love the detail explanation on how enigma works.
To: tired&retired; Bobalu
Link For those who would like Simulators on their PC...
Located at the bottom of each page under 'downloads'.
Yes, i use them. :)
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posted on
11/23/2012 4:32:25 AM PST
by
moose07
(The truth will out, one day.)
To: olezip
AOAKN HVPKD FNFJW YIDDC RQXSR DJHFP GOVFN MIAPX PABUZ WYYNP CMPNW HJRZH NLXKG MEMKK ONOIB AKEEQ WAOTA RBQRH DJOFM TPZEH
LKXGH RGGHT JRZCQ FNKTQ KLDTS FQIRW AOAKN 27 1525/6
*****
Using my “Little Orphan Annie” decoder [from the movie “The Christmas Story], it reads:
“Drink ... More ... Ovaltine ...”
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posted on
11/23/2012 4:48:41 AM PST
by
Lmo56
(If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...)
Colosus
Bletchley pond
The bomb
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posted on
11/23/2012 5:05:54 AM PST
by
moose07
(The truth will out, one day.)
To: olezip
“Tune in to next weeks Capt. Midnight. Ivan Shark’s secret weapon to be exposed.”
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posted on
11/23/2012 5:28:55 AM PST
by
Bringbackthedraft
(Who we elect is not as important as who they bring in with them.)
To: Winniesboy
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posted on
11/23/2012 5:43:04 AM PST
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Winniesboy
if it was from a one-time pad, good luck...
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posted on
11/23/2012 6:15:01 AM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Bobalu
checked it and bookmarked for later- real interesting- Thanks-
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posted on
11/23/2012 6:37:52 AM PST
by
capt B
To: Larry Lucido
“Thats exactly why I stopped using carrier pigeons.”
We “released” our last one yesterday. It was very tasty with the herbed cornbread stuffing.
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posted on
11/23/2012 6:38:40 AM PST
by
moovova
(Happy Thanksgiving to all. Say a prayer for your country when you bow your head today.)
To: moose07
That would be “Clossus” and “Bombe”.
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posted on
11/23/2012 6:47:07 AM PST
by
jamaksin
To: capt B
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posted on
11/23/2012 6:51:50 AM PST
by
Bshaw
(A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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