RAF Bradwell Bay
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| File:Douglas Boston Mk III aircraft of No. 418 Squadron RCAF taxiing at Bradwell Bay, Essex, prior to a night intruder raid over France, September 1942 CH7210.jpg
RCAF Douglas Boston Mk III taxiing at RAF Bradwell Bay in 1942
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1941-1946 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 30 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 RAF Bradwell Bay
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RAF Bradwell Bay is a former Royal Air Force station located 9.5 miles (15.3 km) east of Maldon, Essex, England and 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south west of West Mersea, Essex.
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History
The airfield was first used as grass landing strip for the nearby firing ranges before being turned into a RAF station with concrete runways and hangars.[1] The station is unique as it was the only fighter station where the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) was used.[2]
Based units
- No. 418 Squadron RCAF.[3]
- No. 23 Squadron RAF.[4]
- No. 29 Squadron RAF.[5]
- No. 157 Squadron RAF.[6]
- No. 247 Squadron RAF.[7]
- No. 56 Squadron RAF.[8]
- No. 198 Squadron RAF.[9]
- No. 488 Squadron RAF.[10]
- No. 605 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 219 Squadron RAF.[12]
- No. 278 Squadron RAF.[13]
- No. 124 Squadron RAF.[14]
- No. 501 Squadron RAF.[15]
- No. 151 Squadron RAF.[16]
- No. 287 Squadron RAF.[17]
Current use
Part of the site is currently being used by the Bradwell nuclear power station. Several of the hangars are still used as storage by the local farmers and the control tower is now a private house. Agricultural buildings, built in the '70s and '80s on runways one and two, are now home to several local businesses. [18]
See also
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- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 91.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 32.
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- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 63.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 42.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 67.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 94.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 99.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 82.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 95.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 62.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 83.
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