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Hoodoo Beliefs Common Among Veteran Pilots
Widespread hoodoo superstition among air service pilots at Garden City depots. Fliers confess talismans and charms aid landings and confidence, with rabbit’s foot, a coyote mascot, and personal tokens like rings and scarves cited as luck. Notable cases include Lieuts Duke Percy Kriger Brown Piroski and others emphasizing thirteen as a lucky number.
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Air Service
Garden City
D. F. Duke
Washington, D. C
Ellington Field
Houston
Tex
Charles Percy, Jr
Trenton
N. J
Barron Field
Texas
A. H. Krigrer
Herkimer
N. Y
First Provisional Wing
DeHaviland
Mitchel Field
Long Island
George Brown
Joe Piroski