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Yeovilton
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Rear view of the extended 1940 control tower building - the original portion
of the building is in the centre with the lower roofline
2006 (©
Robert Truman)
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RNAS
Yeovilton airfield, HMS Heron
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Airfield Today:
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Royal
Naval Air Station HMS Heron and Fleet Air Arm Museum
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Tower Type:
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1. 1940 Control Building
including Shelter for flare lorry, ambulance and crash tender 117/40,
(with 1960s side extensions)
2. Multi-storey ATC building with rooftop VCR |
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Tower:
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1.
Demolished 2006, replaced by:
2. RN Air Traffic Control - operational 2006 |
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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Officially opened 1st June and commissioned as HMS Heron on the 18th
June 1940. 1938 to 1985, Westland Aircraft Ltd built an aircraft repair facility just to the west of the airfield, site sold to the Royal Navy. During the war Yeovilton saw most, if not all of the aircraft types used by the Fleet Air Arm and Squadrons here included 700, 736, 748, 750, 751, 752, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 787, 794, 804, 807, 827, 1770 and 1771. Postwar the airfield remains a major site and Squadrons based here have included 702, 707, 715, 766, 767, 799, 815, 845, 846,847, 848, 890, 892 and 893. Merryfield is also used by Yeovilton. |
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Front
of the extended 1940 control tower building - the original portion of
the building is in the centre within the red brick strips
2006 (©
Robert Truman)
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RNAS Yeovilton photo
page Click Here
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HMS Heron RN Air Station
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Airfield:
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RN Fighter and helicopter
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Opened:
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01/06/1940
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Closed:
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N/A
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ID Code:
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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4, tarmac
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Hangars:
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1944: 12x - Bellman,
7x - Mains, 1x - ARS
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County:
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Somerset
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Location:
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4 miles N of Yeovil
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OS Ref:
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ST554234
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Links:
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
Robert Truman
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| RNAS Yeovilton airfield - HMS Heron | ||
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Replacement
control tower built 2005-06 2006
(©
Robert Truman)
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RNAS
Yeovilton airfield
- HMS Heron
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RNAS
Yeovilton airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2001
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