Paddy the Pigeon, who was hatched in County Antrim, was awarded for being the fastest bird to deliver the news that the Allied forces had landed during the D-Day landings.
Paddy the Pigeon delivered the news of D-Day to England, winning himself a hero's medal for his fast flight across the English Channel in poor weather conditions and under threat from German-released falcons.
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