Myrtle the turtle', a mascot that hung from the instrument panel of a No. 199 Squadron Stirling crewed by a mixture of RAF and RAAF personnel. With every man who flew operations able to calculate his chances of survival, lucky charms or pre-flight rituals were one way by which aircrew hoped to turn the odds in their favour. The aircraft guarded by Myrtle flew at least seventy operations. [AWM REL/18731]
Source
AWM REL/18731
Place made
England
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