RNAS Merryfield
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ilminster | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 146 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°57′45″N 002°56′08″W / 50.96250°N 2.93556°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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RNAS Merryfield (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGDW) is an airfield of the Royal Navy. The station is located at the village of Ilton near Ilminster in southwest Somerset, England. The name comes from the ruins of Merryfield House. The station serves as a satellite to the larger RNAS Yeovilton and serves mainly as a training airport for helicopter pilots.
In the 1980s the site was considered as a storgage area for nuclear waste.
In more recent years the MoD have let out this airfield for the use of the scouts for camping events.