Oh, c'mon Capot.
"It's a little known FACT (my emphasis) that..."
Care to cite a credible reference for that, mate?
Just watch it, sunshine. That piece of aviation history came straight from my Dad, and he was a Squadron Leader and flew the trials aircraft. That good enough for you?
He had a very soft spot for the poor little pigeon, flapping 19 to the dozen at the other end of the string, struggling to match the Lanc's speed. On one occasion, he could see that the little creature was exhausted, so he reduced the RPM while trying to maintain altitude. As a result the aircraft stalled, and it was only the efforts of the pigeon that prevented a fatal nose drop.
How dare you imply, from a position of total ignorance, that all this is not fact? Live and learn, is my advice to you.