| RNAS St Merryn (HMS Vulture) | |
| Ensign: | Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |
| Ensign Size: | 90px |
| Location: | St Merryn, Cornwall |
| Country: | England |
| Pushpin Map: | Cornwall#UK |
| Pushpin Label: | RNAS St Merryn |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Cornwall |
| Type: | Royal Naval Air Station |
| Ownership: | Air Ministry |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Controlledby: | Fleet Air Arm |
| Used: | 1937- |
| Garrison: | School of Naval Air Warfare |
| Occupants: | |
| Elevation: | 79m (259feet) |
| R1-Number: | 01/19 |
| R1-Length: | 1000yard x 30yard |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt concrete |
| R2-Number: | 06/24 |
| R2-Length: | 1000yard x 30yard |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt concrete |
| R3-Number: | 10/28 |
| R3-Length: | 1030yard x 30yard |
| R3-Surface: | Asphalt concrete |
| R4-Number: | 15/33 |
| R4-Length: | 1270yard x 30yard |
| R4-Surface: | Asphalt concrete |
| Footnotes: | Source: Royal Navy Research Archive[1] |
Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn, commonly referred to as RNAS St Merryn, (HMS Vulture, later HMS Curlew) is a former military airbase of the Royal Navy located northeast of Newquay, Cornwall and northwest of Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
RNAS St Merryn was constructed during World War 2 with the stone for the runway being quarried from nearby Stepper Point and brought by sea.Book: Duxbury . Brenda . Williams. Michael . The River Camel . Bossiney Books . 1987 . St Teath . 101 . 0-948158-26-3.
There were air raids on St Merryn Airfield and the nearby RAF St Eval on 9 October 1940 resulting in some damage at both locations. Two days later on 11 October there was another air raid on St Merryn. There were no casualties but some damage was caused on the airfield and to nearby houses.[2]
The following units were here at some point:[3]
The site is now used for farming and a small amount of aircraft flying.[3]