With the nights drawing in, the weather turning colder, and Halloween approaching, this month we bring you an aviation-themed ghostly story, curses in Far Eastern regiments, and a look at superstitions in the RAF.

Superstitions in the RAF

In the skies over Europe during WWII, the survival of every airman was determined as much by luck as by skill. Paul MacKenzie, a Professor at the University of South Carolina within the Department of History, explores some of the superstitions followed by RAF aircrew in an attempt to even the odds.

Every regiment had a kind of witchdoctor

Tim Mitchell joined the RAF in 1978 on a medical short-service commission. During his service in the Far East he came across some interesting cases, such as the belief that curses could affect your health.

Aviation themed ghost story

Join Andy, a former simulator technician, as he describes his experiences on the graveyard shift. It was around one o’clock in the morning when the simulator kicked into life and ran for thirty minutes. It all came to rest, and Andy slowly opened the simulator door...

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