Save the Royal Aero Club CollectionA Message from HRH The Duke of York, KG, GCVO, Patron of the Royal Aero Club Trust
The Royal Aero Club Trust is a registered charity formed in 1998. One of its main purposes is to conserve the Royal Aero Club collection for the education and enjoyment of future generations. The Royal Aero Club Collection![]() The problemConservation specialists have now advised that:
If any of these items were to be damaged or destroyed they would be lost for ever. There are no copies or duplicates. The archives cannot currently be used for educational nor research purposes as virtually none of them have, as yet, been catalogued and indexed. The AimRaise £65,000. This is the sum will ensure the long-term survival of the RAeC archives. They represent over 100 years of the nation's aviation heritage. When conserved and catalogued it will, for the first time, give public access to the archives at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon. They will, in due time, be made available on the Internet via the National Aerospace Library Network. Work doneTwo teams of NADFAS (National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies) Heritage Volunteers have worked for almost two and a half years stabilising the Archives at the Royal Air Force Museum in Hendon. This work has now been completed. Work in progressAn index of RAeC Main Committee Minute Books covering the period 1901 to 1956 for display on the website is being prepared by NADFAS volunteers. Also several thousand photographs from the RAeC Archives are being identified, captioned, scanned and digitised. The following will be displayed on the RAeCTrust website - a catalogue of RAeC paintings and a catalogue of RAeC Cups and Trophies, the Frank Hedges Butler albums, the Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate albums and the Hon C S Rolls albums. The Target£65,000 will fund this urgent and important project. How can you assist?If you can help please make a donation by completing the donation form. | How can you assist?If you can help please make a donation by completing the donation form. The Royal Aero Club Trust |