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 Forces, Eighth Air Force. During the Cold war it was also one of the 20 Thor IRBM missile bases in the UK, as part of Project Emily.
| RAF Shepherds Grove | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command 1944-45 RAF Fighter Command 1945 | ||||||||||
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| Built | 1943/44 | ||||||||||
| In use | April 1944 - July 1963 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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| Elevation | 61 metres (200 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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