How Did Spitfire Pilots Fire Aircraft Machine Guns? #spitfire #ww2

How do you demonstrate the pneumatic firing system of an aircraft-mounted Browning .50 calibre machine gun when you don't have a Spitfire handy? Jonathan Ferguson improvises with a CO₂ capsule to demonstrate how compressed air could operate the Browning's firing mechanism remotely, converting sideways movement from the pneumatic system into the downward movement needed to release the firing mechanism. Watch the full episode of What Is This Weapon? on the Royal Armouries YouTube channel. Subscribe to our channel for more videos about arms and armour #RoyalArmouries #JonathanFerguson #WhatIsThisWeapon #BrowningM2 #50Cal #MachineGun #AircraftWeapons #MilitaryHistory #WeaponsHistory #FirearmsHistory #Spitfire #WW2History #Shorts Help us bring history to life by supporting us here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/donations/ Sign up to our museum membership scheme here: https://royalarmouries.org/support-us/membership/ ⚔Website: https://royalarmouries.org/home ⚔Blog: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/ ⚔Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoyalArmouriesMuseum/ ⚔Twitter: https://twitter.com/Royal_Armouries ⚔ Instagram: http://instagram.com/royalarmouriesmuseum We are the Royal Armouries, the United Kingdom's national collection of arms and armour. Discover what goes on behind the scenes and watch our collection come to life. See combat demonstrations, experience jousting and meet our experts. Have a question about arms and armour? Feel free to leave us a comment and we'll do our best to answer it.