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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]
- 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 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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