RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture)&sq=&lang=&file=File:Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg){kind=small} | |||||||||||||
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| St Merryn, Cornwall in England | |||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Three_rocket_projectile_Fairey_Swordfish.jpg) Three rocket-armed Fairey Swordfish of 774 Naval Air Squadron during a training flight in 1944 | |||||||||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Cornwall_UK_location_map.svg)  RNAS St Merryn Shown within Cornwall | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°30′15″N 004°58′40″W / 50.50417°N 4.97778°W | ||||||||||||
| Type | Royal Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
| Controlled by | Fleet Air Arm | ||||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||||
| Built | 1937 | ||||||||||||
| In use | 1937-1956 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 84 metres (276 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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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.