Superstitions
Some other stories Dad has told me over the years. Some of his crew had little rituals and others, like Dad, were entirely lacking in superstitions. One of the crew wore the same shirt, without washing it, for his whole tour of operations. Another hated having his moustache touched, so the crew would mercilessly pin him to the ground before each op and take turns to stroke it.
There was another occasion when the Padre arrived to wave off the crews on an op. This was greatly frowned upon and he was soon dispatched and ordered not to do it again.
While OC at Syerston (I think) Dad got wind that some of the crews were playing with ouija boards and scaring themselves silly about who might not return from a raid. Of course, this was banned straight away.
Last edited by Sandisondaughter; 29th Nov 2015 at 12:33.