RAF (now RNAS) Merryfield, Ilton, near Ilminster, Somerset, August 1944. Artist: USAAF Photographer.

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RAF (now RNAS) Merryfield, Ilton, near Ilminster, Somerset, August 1944. Aircraft are distributed all round the airfield. Built in 1944 the base was used primarily as a transport airfield by the RAF and USAAF.

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Size: 4707px × 4936px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Somerset,Ilton
Photo credit: © Historic England Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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