RAF Shepherds Grove

RAF Shepherds Grove
Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in England
RAF Shepherds Grove
Shown within Suffolk
Coordinates 52°18′55″N 000°55′13″E / 52.31528°N 0.92028°E / 52.31528; 0.92028Coordinates: 52°18′55″N 000°55′13″E / 52.31528°N 0.92028°E / 52.31528; 0.92028
Type Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
Site history
Built 1943 (1943)
In use 1944-1966 (1966)
Airfield information
Elevation 64 metres (210 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
01/19 1,845 metres (6,053 ft) Asphalt
08/26 1,220 metres (4,003 ft) Asphalt
14/32 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Asphalt

RAF Shepherds Grove was a Royal Air Force station located in Suffolk, active from 1943-44 to 1966. Shepherds Grove was host to units of the United States Army Air Force, 8th Air Force.

See also

Bibliography

  • Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977, Office of Air Force History, 1984
  • Endicott, Judy G., USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Office of Air Force History
  • Menard, David W., Before Centuries. USAFE Fighters 1948-1959
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