Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield | |||||||||||
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| Part of RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) | |||||||||||
| Ilton, Somerset, in England | |||||||||||
 RNAS Merryfield control tower in 2007 | |||||||||||
  RNAS Merryfield Location in Somerset | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°58′12″N 002°56′24″W / 50.97000°N 2.94000°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Royal Navy | ||||||||||
| Condition | operational | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1971 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1971–present | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Cold War | ||||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: N/a, ICAO: EGDI, WMO: 03334 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield, commonly known as RNAS Merryfield, is an air station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located 2.7 miles (4 kilometres) north-west of Ilminster, and 8.1 miles (13 kilometres) south-east of Taunton, in the English county of Somerset, in England.
History
The following squadrons were located here at some point:[1]
Current use
The site is mainly used for military helicopter exercises, and there are a large number of lettered helicopter landing spots spread across the site on the taxiways.
See also
- RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) — parent station of RNAS Merryfield
References
- ↑ "Merryfield (Isle Abbotts)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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