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Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, commonly referred to as RNAS Yeovilton, (IATA: YEO, ICAO: EGDY) (HMS Heron) 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.
The second Concorde to fly and the first British-built example. It was flown to Yeovilton in March 1976 and opened to the public in July of that year. It has been on display ever since. [6] BAE Harrier GR.9A: ZD433: 45A: Naval Strike Wing - Afghanistan war markings BAE Sea Harrier FRS.1: XZ493: 001/N: Falklands Exhibition Bristol Scout D: N5419 ...
Similarly, second-line operations are also conducted from both RNAS Culdrose, with 750 Naval Air Squadron providing training for Royal Navy Observers and Royal Air Force Weapon Systems Officers (WSOs), [3] and RNAS Yeovilton home to 727 Naval Air Squadron with flight assessment and training, [4] but operations are also supported by other airbases:
A formation of six Hawker Sea Hurricanes from RNAS Yeovilton, December 1941. 883 Naval Air Squadron (883 NAS) was a naval air squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.It was established in October 1941, [2] and disbanded in February 1946.
Based at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, 846 NAS stood down in the summer of 2013 and its personnel, buildings and equipment were amalgamated into 845 Naval Air Squadron. The squadron stood up on 30 September 2014 with the AgustaWestland Merlin MK3 and it now holds the Operational Conversion Flight and Maritime Counter Terrorism Role.
Four Sea Harrier FA2s of 801 Naval Air Squadron, based at RNAS Yeovilton, are shown flying in formation Royal Navy Merlin HM2 on HMS Illustrious McDonnell Douglas F-4K Phantom FG1 of 892 Naval Air Squadron. This is a List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons.
The RNHF was established at RNAS Yeovilton in 1972 and became the home for a number of aircraft that had been donated to the Royal Navy over more than a decade. The first aircraft was Fairey Swordfish II LS326, presented in 1960 by Westland Aircraft .
727 NAS was reformed on 23 April 1946 at RNAS Lee-on-Solent with gliders, Tiger Moths, Supermarine Seafires, North American Harvards and a Fairey Firefly, disbanding on the 17 January 1950. The squadron was reformed on 4 January 1956 as the Dartmouth Cadet Air Training Squadron.