Royal Naval Air Station Merryfield, commonly known as RNAS Merryfield, is an air station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located north-west of Ilminster, and south-east of Taunton, in the English county of Somerset, in England.
History
The following squadrons were located here at some point: 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
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