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Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Parachuting Messenger Dog of 1921
May 18, 1921: Bing the Fox Terrier makes a 1,500-foot parachute jump in a test of dogs’ ability to act as messengers in wartime. The Army pooch then successfully sheds his harness, evades a dog trained to intercept him and delivers his dispatch at Chanute Field, Illinois.
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