Bradwell Bay
| Location: | Near Bradwell Bay village |
| Date opened: | First Canadian unit flew in on the 15th April 1942, the opening was delayed from January 42 due to the weather |
| Operational Status: | Medium to Light Bomber base with Douglas Boston III's, de Havilland Mosquito's, then a fighter base with Typhoons and Tempest's plus spitfires. |
| Airfield Closed: | The airfield closed in 1946 |
| Current Status: | Quite a lot of the airfield can still be seen today including some of the hangers and the control tower which is used as a private house. |
| Relevant Squadrons |
Royal Airforce Squadron No 11 Group of fighter command No 23 Squadron No 25 Squadron No 29 Squadron No 56 Squadron No 64 Squadron No 124 Squadron No 126 Squadron No 151 Squadron No 157 Squadron No 158 Squadron No 247 China Squadron No 264 Squadron No 278 Squadron No 310 Czech Squadron No 312 Czech Squadron No 313 Czech Squadron No 418 Squadron No 456 Squadron (Royal Australian Air Force Squadron) No 501 Squadron No 605 Squadron No 611 Squadron |
| Relevant Aircraft |
Douglas Boston IIIs De Havilland Mosquito IIs/XIIs/NF-30s Hawker Typhoon 1Bs/FB VIs Hawker Tempest Vs Supermarine Spitfire VIIs/ Supermarine Spitfire IX Vickers Warwicks Supermarine Walruses |
| Future Action: | Visited the airfield again and take more photo's |
