RAF Bradwell Bay
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RAF Bradwell Bay was a Royal Air Force station in Essex, England, that served as a World War II fighter and night-fighter base involved in air defense and offensive operations over occupied Europe.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Bristol Beaufighter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Typhoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedAsRAFStation | post-Second World War ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| coordinatesApprox | 51.73°N 0.90°E ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | RAF Bradwell Bay memorial ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLayout | triangular runway pattern ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | partially preserved as historical site ⓘ |
| inUseDuring | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dengie Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | near Bradwell-on-Sea ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Bradwell-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy night-fighter activity over North Sea and Europe
ⓘ
supporting intruder missions into occupied Europe ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
No. 157 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 219 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 23 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 29 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 418 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 605 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
RAF Coastal Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| overlooks | River Blackwater estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Defence of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
site of Bradwell nuclear power station vicinity ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| role |
anti-shipping strike base
ⓘ
fighter station ⓘ intruder operations base ⓘ night-fighter station ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | Sommerfeld tracking ⓘ |
| runwayType | grass airfield ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ night-fighter operations ⓘ offensive operations over occupied Europe ⓘ |
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