Rare pigeon parachute used to carry messages amid WWII found in old shoebox

A parachute that was reportedly attached to pigeons to carry handwritten messages during World War II has been found after roughly 80 years.

A family recently donated the rare item to the House on the Hill Toy Museum in Standsted, Essex, England, and said the parachute was discovered in an old shoebox. 

The parachute was stored inside the home of a deceased woman who is being referred to as Mrs. Ellington. It was Ellington's relatives who spotted the shoebox that contained items and documents related to D-Day ...