RAF Bradwell Bay | |||||||||||
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| Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex in England | |||||||||||
 RAF Bradwell Bay, June 2023. | |||||||||||
  RAF Bradwell Bay Shown within Essex  RAF Bradwell Bay RAF Bradwell Bay (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°44′07″N 000°54′06″E / 51.73528°N 0.90167°E | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | RB[1] | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 11 Group RAF RAF Second Tactical Air Force[1] | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | November 1941 - 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 9 metres (30 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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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.
- ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 56.