RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)

RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)
St Merryn, Cornwall in England
Three rocket-armed Fairey Swordfish of 774 Naval Air Squadron during a training flight in 1944
RNAS St Merryn Shown within Cornwall
Coordinates	50°30′15″N 004°58′40″W / 50.50417°N 4.97778°W / 50.50417; -4.97778Coordinates: 50°30′15″N 004°58′40″W / 50.50417°N 4.97778°W / 50.50417; -4.97778
Type	Royal Naval Air Station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Fleet Air Arm
Site history
Built	1937 (1937)
In use	1937-1956 (1956)
Airfield information
Elevation	84 metres (276 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 04/22 830 metres (2,723 ft) Concrete 09/27 860 metres (2,822 ft) Concrete 13/31 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) Concrete 18/36 845 metres (2,772 ft) Concrete

RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture) is a former Royal Naval Air Station of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. The site is located 7.35 miles (11.83 km) northeast of Newquay, Cornwall and 11.8 miles (19.0 km) northwest of Bodmin, Cornwall, England.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

Current use

The site is now used for farming and a small amount of aircraft flying.^[1]

See also

• List of air stations of the Royal Navy

References

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