HMS Heron

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HMS Heron is the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air station at Yeovilton in Somerset, serving as a major base for naval aviation operations and training.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy air station
military air base
alsoKnownAs RNAS Yeovilton
country United Kingdom
garrisonType air station
hasCapability all-weather operations
fixed-wing training
helicopter training
instrument flight training
hasCategory Fleet Air Arm station
Royal Navy shore establishment
hasFunction naval aviation operations
naval aviation training
hasInfrastructure accommodation blocks
air traffic control
control tower
hangars
maintenance facilities
runways
training facilities
hasRole major Fleet Air Arm base
operational air station
training establishment
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
isAirBase true
isGarrisonFor Fleet Air Arm personnel
Royal Navy personnel
isMilitary true
isNavalBase true
isPartOf UK defence infrastructure
locatedIn England
Somerset
United Kingdom
locatedNear Yeovil
location Yeovilton
militaryBranch Fleet Air Arm
Royal Navy
operatedBy Fleet Air Arm
operator Royal Navy
partOf Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
serves Fleet Air Arm squadrons
Royal Navy aviation units
usedFor aircrew training
fixed-wing aircraft operations
front-line squadron basing
helicopter operations
pilot training
rotary-wing aircraft operations

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RNAS Yeovilton
RNAS Yeovilton
alsoKnownAs
RNAS Yeovilton
hasAlternativeName

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