Harrington Airfield, Northants

During the war, the airfield was the base of the USAAF 801st and 492nd Bomb Groups, and the USAAF’s clandestine “Carpetbagger” operations. Carpetbagger operations delivered supplies and personnel to resistance groups in occupied countries. Later, it became a Thor missile base.
Today, the runways have been returned to agriculture. On the site of the original buildings the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum can be found. This crowded museum contains many exhibits related to Carpetbagger. If you a military aviation buff, you should find this of great interest.
In the surrounding countryside a few concrete relics and a memorial can be found. The memorial is on the C-47 dispersal site at the side of the Lamport – Harrington Road.