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Update: It's a real coo as 'unbreakable' war code found on pigeon in Portland is cracked

IT’S a real coo. Portland pigeon fancier Neville Walbridge has helped crack a coded message from the Second World War.

Mr Walbridge, 74, has now received a decoded version of the 1944 message, which was found strapped to the leg of the remains of a carrier pigeon.

Last month the Echo reported that Mr Walbridge persuaded Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) to delve into the mystery of the bird’s message, which was found in a blocked chimney in Surrey.

The intelligence agency recruited Canadian researchers the Lakefield Heritage Research to decode it.

What was originally thought to be an unbreakable code has now been partially cracked using a First World War artillery code book. Read more.