Page 5 - Handling and Releasing Homing Pigeons from Aircraft In Flight
Page 5 of US Army Air Forces technical manual, "Handling and Releasing Homing Pigeons from Aircraft In Flight," T.O. 01-1-120, August 1, 1943. Figure 8: Securing Holder to Leg. Figure 9: Holder Properly Attached to Leg. Figure 10: Alternative Method of Securing Holder to Leg before Removing Pigeon from Container.
Source:
National Air and Space Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution