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.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