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[zodiac]

Hello fellow air enthousiasts!

I hope you like some pilot culture to? I was wondering if anybody knows if the picture I attached to my post depicts some kind of pilot ritual. The picture is from a set of photo's from RAF 609 squadron i've found on the internet. Because there is no further information with the photos, I can't tell if it was a practical joke or if it's really some kind of ritual for RAF pilots.

Yesterday I've heard another funny story about a pilot walking on the ceiling of the mess, in a documentary about operation Jericho (a very good one to). I assume that it must atleast have something of a purpose (it can't be just for fun, can it? ).

So if somebody knows more about what's happening on that photograph: feel free to share your knowledge. And I think there is still some place in this thread to post other pilot rituals to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAlaPEfcX2Q

[Sternjaeger II]

Peeing on the plane's wheels or tail wheel before takeoff was quite a common one. I've heard of pilots not wanting to be photographed before a mission,not celebrating the end of a tour before the last mission..

Pilots were/are a superstitious bunch: I once was going to an airfield with a military pilot who slammed on the brakes and pulled over because a black cat had crossed the road.. I thought he was pulling my leg but he actually waited for someone else to pass before he got back on the road!