Pigeon Bombers

(London, England) Recently released documents from the National Archives in the UK indicates there was a secret post-WWII effort by the War Office Intelligence Section, MI14, to use pigeons to fly into enemy targets carrying explosives or biological weapons. According to Wing Commander WDL Rayner,

"A thousand pigeons each with a two ounce explosive capsule, landed at intervals on a specific target, might be a seriously inconvenient surprise."

Really!

Unfortunately (or fortunately), lack of funding grounded the project during the discussion stage. Personally, I think the idea is absolutely reckless.