TABLE II

THE NUMBERS OF PIGEONS CARRIED BY BALLOON OUT OF PARIS, THE DATES OF RELEASE FOR RETURN FLIGHTS INTO PARIS, AND THE DATES OF ARRIVALS IN PARIS

The number of pigeons carried by a balloon is shown in the second column and is according to the Mangin brothers as quoted by Chamboissier; where the later tabulations of Savelon and Blanc differ, their figures are given in the third and fourth columns.

Where it is certain, or probable, that the pigeons never reached Tours or Poitiers, there is an X in the fifth column.

The numbers of pigeons released, as shown in the sixth column, come from Blay's reports quoted by Steenackers. Other pigeons were released prior to 16th October, some by the aircrew of the balloons.

The arrival dates shown in the seventh, eighth, and ninth columns are those collated by Savelon (S), those from a commentary in the official enquiry (E), and those on commemorative medals (M).

DateBalloonPigeons in balloonsPigeons releasedPigeons arrived in Paris
MSBXSEM
September
23 Neptune 0






25 Ville de Florence 3






29 Etats-Unis 64





30 Celeste 3






Non-dénommé 1 0






October
1





SE
6





S
M
7 Armand Barbès 16






Georges Sand 18






8 Non-dénommé 2 0



S
M
12 Louis Blanc 8

X



Washington 25






14 Godefroy-Cavaignac 466




Jean Bart 1 10
5




16 Jules Favre 1 6

X 3


Jean Bart 2 4
6X



18 Victor Hugo 6


6


19 Lafayette 6


3 S

22 Garibaldi 6


4

M
23




4


24




4


25 Mongolfier 2

X 6


26




4


27 Vauban 23
24




Normandie 70
X



28




8


29 Colonel Charras 6






30




5


November
1




10


2 Fulton 6






4 Ferdinand Flocon 6






Galilée 60
X



5




6


6 Ville de Chateaudun 6






7 Non-dénommé 3 0






8 Gironde 033
5


10




4 S

11




6


12 Daguerre 30

X 10


Niepce 0






14







M
15






E
16




6


18 Général Uhrich 34


6
E
19





S

21 Archimède 214
X

E
22




6

M
23




5

M
24 Egalité 12



SEM
Ville d'Orléans 612





25




3
E
26






EM
27




4


28 Jacquard 0



S

29




4
E
30 Jules Favre 2 10
9X 8
EM
December
1 Bataille de Paris 0


3
E
2 Volta 0


4
E
4




8


5 Franklin 6






6




6


7 Denis Papin 3


3


Armée de Bretagne 6






8




3


9




4


11 Général Renault 12

X



13




4


14






E
15 Ville de Paris 12

X

EM
16





SEM
17 Parmentier 4



SEM
Gutenberg 6






18 Davy 0




E
19




4 S
M
20 Général Chanzy 4

X



22 Lavoisier 6






23 Délivrance 4


5
E
24 Rouget de l'Isle 40





27 Tourville 4






29 Bayard 4



S
M
31 Armée de la Loire 04





Merlin de Douai 0






January
3




5


4 Newton 4






6




6


8




5 SE
9 Duquesne 4

X



10 Gambetta 3






11 Kepler 3






13 Monge 20





Général Faidherbe 2






14




5


15 Vaucanson 3

X 5


16 Steenackers 0






18 Poste de Paris 3

X 5


19





S

20 Général Bourbaki 4

X



21




6 S

22 Général Daumesnil 3

X



24 Rouget de l'Isle 40





24 Torricelli 3

X



27 Richard Wallace 233X



28 Général Cambronne 0






29




3


30




3


February
1




10


2






E
3




12 S

6





S