Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p RAF Merryfield (also known as Isle Abbotts) is a former Second World War airfield at the village of Ilton near Ilminster in southwest Somerset, England. The name comes from the ruins of Merryfield House. The airfield is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Chard, about 130 miles (210 km) southwest of London. It is now RNAS Merryfield and serves as a satellite to the larger RNAS Yeovilton and serves mainly as a training airport for helicopter pilots.Opened in 1944, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a transport airfield. After the war it was provided to the Royal Navy.. }
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- RAF_Merryfield abstract "RAF Merryfield (also known as Isle Abbotts) is a former Second World War airfield at the village of Ilton near Ilminster in southwest Somerset, England. The name comes from the ruins of Merryfield House. The airfield is located approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Chard, about 130 miles (210 km) southwest of London. It is now RNAS Merryfield and serves as a satellite to the larger RNAS Yeovilton and serves mainly as a training airport for helicopter pilots.Opened in 1944, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a transport airfield. After the war it was provided to the Royal Navy.".