What no brakes? The DH82a Tiger Moth, basic trainer for the RAF from 1938 through to the mid 1950s and continues to be a much loved vintage biplane. In its original configuration it features a tail skid, not a tail wheel, and no brakes! Ground handling needs a great deal of skill, planning and patience to avoid losing control. Would you like to fly in one? Check out @classicwingsuk #flying #aviation #pilot #sky #pilotlife #ww2 #warbirds #tailwheel #history #gift #christmasgifts #inspiration #ama

🔍 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

✈️New year... new challenge ? ✈️ The RAF Air Cadets has exciting opportunities for adult volunteers. Do you want to help young people, learn new skills and have fun...? Are you aged 20 ? See https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets/ for more information. | Royal Air Force Air Cadets

18K views · 1.1K reactions | The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are heavily involved every year supporting The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), from making the 'Green Cone' road to marking out tent sites. With no RIAT, this year’s Virtual Air Tattoo gives the Air Cadets the chance to showcase their many other activities, of which learning to fly is just one. RAF content continues throughout the evening on Twitch.tv/RAFVGEA/ | Royal Air Force | Facebook

Commandant RAF Air Cadets gives her end of year message... | Royal Air Force Air Cadets

🗣️ "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

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174K views · 2K reactions | ‘Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist’ is streaming now on Netflix. | Entertainment Tonight | Facebook