RAF Shepherds Grove
Royal Air Force Shepherds Grove or more simply RAF Shepherds Grove is a former 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.
RAF Shepherds Grove  | |||||||||||
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| Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in England | |||||||||||
  RAF Shepherds Grove Shown within Suffolk | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′55″N 000°55′13″E | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Air Force | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1943 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1944-1966 | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 64 metres (210 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Units
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- No. 30 Gliding School RAF
- 81st Fighter Interception Wing
- No. 82 Squadron RAF
- No. 196 Squadron RAF
- No. 299 Squadron RAF
- No. 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
- No. 1677 (Target Towing) Flight RAF
- Radio Warfare Establishment became the Central Signals Establishment
See also
- List of former Royal Air Force stations
- United States Air Forces in Europe
- United States Air Force in the United Kingdom
References
Citations
- "Shepherd's Grove (Hepworth)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Shepherds Grove. |
- The Grover's Site
- RAF Shepherds Grove photos
- Shepherds Grove at www.controltowers.co.uk
- The 1954 Shepherds Grove Album
- The 1958 Shepherds Grove Album
- Aerial photo from Multimap.Com
- RAF Shepherds Grove photos taken in 2006
- the UnOfficial 81st SPS RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge Site the UnOfficial gathering place for the men and women who served in the USAF 81st Security (Air) Police Squadron at RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge.
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