Overview
REME Museum is the national museum of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at the former RAF Lyneham. It makes visible the repair and recovery work without which fighting units and peacetime Army operations could not continue
What this place is
is the national museum of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at the former RAF Lyneham
People and events
Soldiers, engineers and technicians have maintained, recovered and repaired Army vehicles, weapons and equipment since 1942
How it was used
The museum follows workshop work from the Second World War through changing electronics, armour and overseas operations
What survives
Vehicles, recovery machines, tools, weapons, uniforms, medals, models, photographs and technical records survive
Why it mattered
It makes visible the repair and recovery work without which fighting units and peacetime Army operations could not continue
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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