The Royal Air Force Museum is reviewing its current holdings in the Collection. A comprehensive review is being conducted by representatives from the following departments:

• Curatorial • Collections Services • Access and Learning • Visitor Services

The following objects have been have selected for disposal. These engines have been on long term loan to the borrowers, as detailed below, and either duplicate our existing holdings or fall outside our collecting remit. The Royal Air Force Museum would like to gift these engines to the borrowers listed below as all are on display, fulfil the remits of the borrowing institutions and have been cared for to a good standard.

We invite comments from colleagues within the UK museum sector on these gifting proposals.

Further information can be provided on request. Comments are invited until 19th August 2019.

Collection Object No Title or Object Name Object Classification Reason for Disposal Current borrower Aircraft & Exhibits 1987/0185/E Armstrong Siddeley Engine Relevance and Rolls Royce Mamba 11 duplication Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 1988/0288/E Bristol Lucifer (Mark Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Unknown) Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 1994/1387/E Allison V-3420-II Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 1994/1394/E Orenda 10 Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 65/E/10 Rolls-Royce Clyde Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 66/E/1264 Bristol Orion Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 69/E/437 Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Engine Relevance Rolls Royce 701 Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 70/E/1102 Armstrong Siddeley Genet Engine Duplication Rolls Royce Major IA Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 72/E/1671 Turbomeca Nimbus (Mark Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Unknown) Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 72/E/496 Armstrong Siddeley Python Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 72/E/515 Armstrong Siddeley A.S.X. Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 73/E/834 Bristol Theseus Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 76/E/1881 Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 Engine Relevance Rolls Royce Heritage Trust Aircraft & Exhibits 1994/1380/E Junkers L5 Engine Relevance Deutsches Technikmuseum Aircraft & Exhibits 76/E/224 A.B.C. Scorpion Mk. I Engine Relevance Trenchard Museum

Contact: Lisa Hickman, Museum Registrar, RAF Museum London Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 8358 4885