🔍 This may look like an ordinary piece of metal… but looks can be deceiving! In this short video, our Head of Collections and Research reveals the fascinating story behind a unique training tool from the First World War. This clever device helped ground crew understand the principles of machine gun synchronisation, which allowed pilots to fire forward through the propellors, without bringing down their own aircraft.✈️ 🚛 Soon, remarkable objects like this will be on the move from our storage fa

Will Air Recruit (AR) Keen graduate? And who will be awarded ‘Top Shot’ for the course? 🏆 The recruits are back from their end-of-course exercise, tired but feeling accomplished. In this episode, AR Keen talks us through what they learnt whilst they were away, from responding to enemy fire, to practising casualty evacuations. Plus, we hear from some of the other recruits, to see how they found the course and how they’re feeling ahead of graduation. Tune in to the final episode of the RAF Reserv

12K views · 528 reactions | Ever wanted to know what it takes to join the Royal Air Force? Over the past 8 weeks Royal Air Force Halton has provided behind the scenes action on what the 10-week Basic Recruit Training course looks like, from arrival to graduation. Catch the last 2 episodes on the Royal Air Force Halton page next week or check out the full series on our Youtube channel here: https://bit.ly/3xLFE59 | Royal Air Force | Facebook

104K views · 2K reactions | For the first time in our 100 year history, Officers and Airmen are graduating together. This landmark graduation is the celebration of the new start to their careers and a perfect way to round up our #RAF100 campaign. We want to wish those graduating all the best for their future, may it be challenging, exciting and everything you hoped for and more. | Royal Air Force | Facebook

🗣️ "We never believed it until the last minute." Trainee recruits from the Queen's Division in Catterick have received an unexpected lesson in Chinook helicopter deployment. The Infantry Training Centre often requests Chinooks for training, but the RAF is only able to supply them on rare occasions. 🚁 Full story: https://www.forces.net/news/trainee-recruits-catterick-undergo-unexpected-lesson-chinooks | Forces News