Controlled by Royal Navy Battles/wars Cold War Year built 1971 | In use 1971-present Elevation 45 m Owner Ministry of Defence | |
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Type Royal Naval Air Station Identifiers IATA: N/a, ICAO: EGDI, WMO: 03334 03/21 1,249 metres (4,098 ft) Asphalt Address Ilton, Ilminster TA19 9HN, UK |
Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield 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.
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History
The following squadrons were posted here at some point:
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.
References
RNAS Merryfield Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA