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Hucks Starter
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1915, 1995/0050/V
Most aircraft engines had to be started by swinging the propeller by hand until Captain Bentfield Hucks invented the Hucks Starter just after the First World War. It could start engines more quickly and with less risk of accidents.
Fordson Model N Tractor
Aircraft & Exhibits, 1939, London, Hangar Five, X003-2265
The Fordson agricultural tractor was introduced into RAF service during the 1930s when the increasing size and weight of aircraft often required mechanical assistance to move them.
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