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Airport type
  
Military

Location
  
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex

Elevation AMSL
  
30 ft / 9 m

Year built
  
1940

Operator
  
Royal Air Force

In use
  
1941-1946 (1946)

04/22
  
0

Owner
  
Air Ministry

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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

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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. The station is unique as it was the only fighter station where the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) was used.

Based units

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  • No. 418 Squadron RCAF.
  • No. 23 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 29 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 157 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 247 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 56 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 198 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 488 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 605 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 219 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 278 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 124 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 501 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 151 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 287 Squadron RAF.
  • No. 2 Armament Practice Station.
  • No. 3 Fighter Command Servicing Unit.
  • No. 5 Fighter Command Servicing Unit.
  • No. 111 (Transport) Wing.
  • No. 134 (Czech) (Fighter) Wing.
  • No. 150 Airfield.
  • No. 2727 Squadron RAF Regiment.
  • No. 2730 Squadron RAF Regiment.
  • No. 2739 Squadron RAF Regiment.
  • No. 2831 Squadron RAF Regiment.
  • No. 2840 Squadron RAF Regiment.

    • Current use

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    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.

    RAF Bradwell Bay Essex Family History

    RAF Bradwell Bay Essex Family History

    References

    RAF Bradwell Bay Wikipedia
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