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Rigging training

 
 
In this photograph, Royal Flying Corps personnel are given a lesson in rigging, 1917. Aeroplane riggers were mechanics who specialised in assembling, maintaining and repairing aeroplane structures. The trade Rigger (Aeroplane) was one of the most common trades in the RAF in 1918.