Drawing of Queen Victoria among many items missing from England’s museums

Freedom of information request finds more than 1,700 items are absent from collections

A drawing of Queen Victoria and an aircraft navigational system are among the items missing from museums in England.

Freedom of information requests by the PA news agency to museums and galleries that receive public funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) asking for details on absent items from the last 20 years found that more than 1,700 items were absent from collections.