Volunteers at a museum in Norfolk have revealed their excitement at the arrival of a jet engine built in the 1970s.

City of Norwich Aviation Museum (CNAM), in Horsham St Faith, announced it has welcomed a Turbo-Union RB199 to its collection.

The turbofan jet engine was designed and built in the early 1970s by Turbo-Union - a joint venture between Rolls-Royce, MTU and Aeritalia.

The airframe of the engine was used in the Panavia Tornado.

Staff at the museum are said to be "truly delighted" that the engine has joined the museum's collection.

Chairman Thomas Emms said: "This is one of the more modern jet engines that we have and one of the more relevant ones to the local area.

Norwich Evening News:

"It's something that a lot of our visitors with an interest in aviation will be able to relate to.

"Our volunteers are all very excited and we're very grateful for the donation."

The jet engine is currently in storage and is expected to be available for public view ahead of the summer season.

It comes as the museum saved an aviation collection after the Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum (FWNAM) was forced to close.

In late 2021, FWNAM approached CNAM to ask if the museum would take on the majority of its collection due to its forced closure.

Unless a home could be found, the items were at risk of being split up and lost to organisations outside the region.

To house the new collection, the city museum has begun plans to construct a new exhibition building they will call Fenland Hall in dedication to FWNAM’s members.

It is hoped that the new exhibition will be completed next May, and ready for visitors in the summer of 2023.

CNAM was founded in 1977 after being started by a group of aviation enthusiasts.

The museum is currently closed for the Christmas and the New Year holidays until it reopens on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.