Merryfield

Ilminster , Somerset , England

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Satellite and aerial maps of Merryfield with nearby locations


Nearby locationsKmBearing
Higher Purtington , England 10.5149
Taunton Racecourse , England 10.8286
Musgrove Park , England 13.9293
ARC Taunton , England 14.3294
Yeovil , England 19.6097EGHG
Yeovil College , England 20.9094



  Merryfield


1944 to present

50° 57' 45'' N     2° 56' 9'' W
8nm SE of Taunton, Ilminster, Somerset, England
ICAO: EGDI IATA:
Elevation: 146 feet


Opened in Feb 1944 as USAAF glider base for the D-Day invasion and after World War 2 it was turned into a hospital, eventually being put into maintenance. In 1951 it reopened but eventually became a satellite for Portland and Yeovilton. Like Predannack and Culdrose, its proximity to Yeovilton means it can take the pressure from the Yeovilton circuit during intense periods of flying training.
Used ICAO code EGDW, until c 2011/12.



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List of aircraft and events at Merryfield


By Date | By Serial | By Model

TypeSerialDates
WaspXT439 25mar86
AH1XZ670 22may05
HAS.2XZ693 / 305 16jun10
HAS.2XZ727 / 634 08jun11
HC.4ZD627 / WO 16jun10 08jun11
HC.4ZE427 / K 25jun14
HC.4ZF117 / X 25jun14
CH-47DZH893 / BM 22may05
HC.3ZJ119 14mar23
HC.3ZJ123 16jan23
HC.3ZJ126 17mar22
HC.3ZJ128 / M 22may05
HC.3ZJ135 21sep22
WAH-64ZJ188 16jun10
WAH-64ZJ229 22may05
HMA.2ZZ378 25jun14



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