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From: wolit@mhuxd.UUCP (Jan Wolitzky)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Trivia
Message-ID: <2732@mhuxd.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 13:41:24 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 15 13:41:24 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 01:35:00 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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>> 2.  What superstition did Manfred von Richtofen violate before he took off
>> on his last flight?
> 
> He allowed his picture to be taken.  Ever since Boelke had his picture
> taken just before his final mission, no GAF pilot would allow it.

I've heard that the superstition he violated was not to play with dogs
before a flight.  Oh well, the only really important one he blew was
not watching his 6 o'clock position...
-- 
Jan Wolitzky, AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ; 201 582-2998; mhuxd!wolit
(Affiliation given for identification purposes only)