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🔍 It may seem like an ordinary bit of metal, but it has an extraordinary story. Our latest video reveals how this WWI training tool taught ground crew the principles of machine-gun synchronisation — letting pilots fire through their propellers without risking their aircraft. View now bit.ly/47SpFTe

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An ordinary piece of metal? The Crate Escape 🔍 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 facility at MOD Stafford, to a new Collections Hub at the RAF Museum Midlands, where they will be accessible to the public for the very first time. 💙 You can help make this historic move possible. 📦 Sponsor a box from just £30 and play your part in preserving and sharing the RAF’s incredible history. Find out more about The Crate Escape 👉 https://raiselysite.pulse.ly/gx4xpevwem https://bit.ly/47SpFTe