RNAS Merryfield
RNAS Merryfield | |||||||||||
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| Part of RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) | |||||||||||
| Ilton, Somerset | |||||||||||
 The 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 | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Controlled by |  Royal Navy | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1971 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1971-present | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Cold War | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: N/a, ICAO: EGDI[1], WMO: 03334 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield (ICAO: EGDI) is an air station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located 2.7 miles (4.3 km) northwest of Ilminster, Somerset and 8.1 miles (13.0 km) southeast of Taunton, Somerset, England.
History
The following squadrons were posted here at some point:[2]
- 700 Naval Air Squadron
- 766 Naval Air Squadron
- 802 Naval Air Squadron
- 809 Naval Air Squadron
- 891 Naval Air Squadron
- 893 Naval Air Squadron
- 894 Naval Air Squadron
Current use
The site is mainly used for helicopter exercises and there are a large number of lettered helicopter landing spots spread across the site on the taxiways.
See also
References
- ^ "Merryfield-Airport". SkyVector. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "Merryfield (Isle Abbotts)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2014.