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Shepherds
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1952
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RAF
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
industry
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for All
Commands 12779/41 with post-war VCR
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Tower:
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Demolished
21/06/2006 - photographs
here
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Other
Buildings:
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Demolished
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History:
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Station History  |
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1956
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1958
(© Steve Bond)
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2001
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Robert Truman)
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1956 (© Vic Mitrisin) |
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Airfield:
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Bomber Satellite, Transport
Command
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Opened:
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03/04/1944
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Closed:
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/1966
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Airfield Code:
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1944: HP
1956: SG |
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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2x - T2
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County:
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Suffolk
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Location:
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9 miles NE of Bury St
Edmunds
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OS Ref:
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TL990728
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs copyright
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2001
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2001
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78th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron (left),
92nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron (right), both part of the 81st Fighter Interceptor Wing at Shepherds Grove |
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92nd
FIS HQ 1954 (© USAF via Paul Trexler)
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RAF
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RAF
Shepherds Grove airfield and control tower www.controltowers.co.uk ©
- robert truman 2002 -
- RAF Shepherds Grove - updated 09/09/2017 - |