Canister Color Code
Pigeons were used by a variety of services and the canisters affixed to their legs were colour-coded to distinguish recipients.
- Red = US Forces + British Army
- Blue = US Forces + British RAF
- Blue with coloured disk = British RAF
- Blue with white patch = RAF
- Red with coloured disk = British Special Service
- Grey = British Special Service
- Green = British Special Service
- Black = British Civil Police
- Yellow = British Commercial
Read more about this topic: National Pigeon Service
Famous quotes containing the words color and/or code:
“The pills are a mother, but better,
every color and as good as sour balls.
I’m on a diet from death.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Many people will say to working mothers, in effect, “I don’t think you can have it all.” The phrase for “have it all” is code for “have your cake and eat it too.” What these people really mean is that achievement in the workplace has always come at a price—usually a significant personal price; conversely, women who stayed home with their children were seen as having sacrificed a great deal of their own ambition for their families.”
—Anne C. Weisberg (20th century)