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Royal Air Force Bradwell Bay or more simply 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 km) south west of West Mersea, Essex.

RAF Bradwell Bay
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex in England
RCAF Douglas Boston Mk III taxiing at RAF Bradwell Bay in 1942
RAF Bradwell Bay
Shown within Essex
Coordinates51°44′07″N 000°54′06″E
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeRB[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 11 Group RAF
RAF Second Tactical Air Force[1]
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useNovember 1941-1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation9 metres (30 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
04/22  Tarmac/Asphalt
10/28  Tarmac/Asphalt
16/34  Tarmac/Asphalt
The memorial to aircrews from the airfield who were lost during World War 2. The reason for the Mosquito aeroplane is that many squadrons based at the airfield during WW2 had re-equipped with the type.
The memorial to aircrews from the airfield who were lost during World War 2. The reason for the Mosquito aeroplane is that many squadrons based at the airfield during WW2 had re-equipped with the type.

History


The central area of the current airfield was first laid down before WW2 as a grass-surfaced landing ground for the nearby Dengie firing ranges off the coast before being rebuilt from 1940 onwards as an enlarged RAF station with concrete runways, hangars and ancillary buildings.[2] The station is unique as it was the only fighter station where the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) was used.[3]


Based units


Units

Current use


An area of the northern part of the site is occupied by the remains of the Bradwell nuclear power station, the Magnox element of which is currently being decommissioned. 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. [24]


See also



References



Citations


  1. Falconer 2012, p. 56.
  2. "RAF Bradwell Bay airfield". Control Towers. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. "RAF Bradwell Bay". Wartime Memories. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  4. Jefford 1988, p. 32.
  5. Jefford 1988, p. 34.
  6. Jefford 1988, p. 42.
  7. Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  8. Jefford 1988, p. 62.
  9. Jefford 1988, p. 63.
  10. Jefford 1988, p. 67.
  11. Jefford 1988, p. 72.
  12. Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  13. Jefford 1988, p. 82.
  14. Jefford 1988, p. 83.
  15. Jefford 1988, p. 91.
  16. Jefford 1988, p. 94.
  17. Jefford 1988, p. 95.
  18. Jefford 1988, p. 99.
  19. "Bradwell Bay". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  20. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 75.
  21. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 321.
  22. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 323.
  23. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 55.
  24. "RAF Bradwell Bay". English Heritage - Pastscape. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

Bibliography




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