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RNAS Yeovilton

Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Elevation
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YEO
Location
Yeovil, Somerset · ENG · United Kingdom
Position
51.009°, -2.639° · 75 ft elev.
Visa & Entry
UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), Standard Visitor VisaOfficial
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Royal Naval Air Station serving Fleet Air Arm operations.

Opened
1940
Location
Yeovil, United Kingdom
RNAS Yeovilton, officially known as HMS Heron, is a Royal Naval Air Station located near Ilchester in Somerset, England. It serves as one of the two main Fleet Air Arm bases in the United Kingdom and is home to several front-line and training naval aviation squadrons. The station hosts the Fleet Air Arm Museum, one of Europe's largest aviation museums, which is open to the public and contains a significant collection of historic naval aircraft. The airfield also supports operations by 845, 846, and 847 Naval Air Squadrons, as well as training units. Although assigned the IATA code YEO, the airfield does not operate scheduled commercial passenger services. Its primary function is military, supporting rotary and fixed-wing naval aviation for the Royal Navy.
Notable facts
  • ›Officially commissioned as HMS Heron, a Royal Navy shore establishment.
  • ›Home to the Fleet Air Arm Museum, one of Europe's largest aviation museums.
  • ›Operates as a key base for Royal Navy rotary-wing helicopter squadrons.
  • ›Located near Ilchester, approximately 5 miles north of Yeovil, Somerset.
  • ›No scheduled commercial passenger flights operate from the airfield.
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RNAS Yeovilton
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Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, commonly referred to as RNAS Yeovilton, and sometimes as RAF Yeovilton, is an airbase of the Royal Navy, sited a few miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. It is one of two active Fleet Air Arm bases, the other being RNAS Culdrose. RNAS Yeovilton is currently home to the Royal Navy Wildcat HMA2, along with Army Air Corps Wildcat AH1 helicopters, as well as the Royal Navy's Commando Helicopter Force Merlin HCi3/4/4A and Wildcat AH1 helicopters.

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RNAS Yeovilton

Royal Naval Air Station in Somerset, England

Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, commonly referred to as RNAS Yeovilton, is an airbase of the Royal Navy, sited a few miles north of Yeovil, in the English county of Somerset. It is one of two active Fleet Air Arm bases, the other being RNAS Culdrose. RNAS Yeovilton is currently home to the Royal…

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