RNAS Merryfield

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.