INFORMATION:

A Royal Navy Sea King maneuvering across from the control tower out on the airfield.
History : Merryfield remained in a terrible state for over ten years before the Admiralty reopened it as a satellite for Yeovilton. The airfield was named HMS Heron, RNAS Merryfield, on May 22 1972 and the control tower rebuilt with a greenhouse top. The runways were in poor condition and not used, the western half of the airfield becoming a training area for Commando helicopter squadrons.