Bradwell Bay, Essex Giclée Art Print

Original illustration of Royal Air Force (RAF) Bradwell Bay, a former airfield near Bradwell in Essex. Built during the Second World War, Bradwell Bay operated as an airfield through to 1946, playing host to a range of Royal Air Force squadrons throughout its lifetime. Uniquely for a fighter airfield, it used the 'Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation' system to aid pilots landing in foggy conditions.

The star of this illustration is HK204, a De Havilland Mosquito Mk XII of No. 488 Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force, based at RAF Bradwell Bay for a time. We have estimated HK204's squadron code as ME-W; records do not reveal HK204's letter, however its replacement took the letter W. Tragically, HK204 crashed near Tolleshunt Knights, with both pilot Edward 'Cecil' Ball and copilot William Kemp losing their lives.

We have also illustrated HK365, another Mosquito of No. 488 Squadron, which was also based at RAF Bradwell Bay.

This Essex illustration by artist Rob Wisdom is a high quality Giclée art print on cotton-rich fine art paper. For our Bradwell Bay travel poster, click here.

12x16" art print shown. Cropping and title position (if applicable) may differ slightly on 'A' size art prints.