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Carpetbagger
Aviation Museum
Harrington,
Northamptonshire
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What we are
For further information please click on the links indicated in blue below or on the links to the left side of the page The Carpetbagger Aviation Museum was
formed in 1993 for the 50th Anniversary reunion of the USAAF's
801st / 492nd Bomb Group (The Carpetbaggers) at Harrington. It is
housed in the Group Operations Building on the Administration Site of the
former Station 179 airfield at Harrington, Northamptonshire, England. The
Museum is administered by members of the Harrington Aviation Museum Society,
a Registered Charity No 1061997 Displays and exhibits within the museum
depict the history of the airfield and vividly show the work carried out by the 801st (Provisional) / 492nd Bomb Group, especially during Operation Carpetbagger, and their secret missions to deliver agents and supplies to
resistance groups in Occupied Europe during the Second World War Other exhibits and displays include the
secret work of the British Special Operations Executive from their RAF base
at Tempsford; the cold war roles of the airfield at Harrington with the Thor rockets ; and the
Royal Observer Corps Nearby in the former Paymaster nissen hut,
and also forming part of the Harrington Aviation Museums, is the Northants
Aviation Society Museum. This contains many remains of recovered World War II
aircraft and other fascinating items of equipment and memorabilia For more details on the Harrington
Aviation Museum Society (a
registered charity) Please contact Roy Tebbutt at Cbaggermuseum@aol.com For more details on the Northants
Aviation Society (a registered
charity) Please contact Tom Reeves tel: 01604 637043 |
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LINKS Museum Leaflet (pdf file)
801st/492nd BG Association newsletter Harrington Aviation Museum newsletter Contact us: Cbaggermuseum@aol.com |
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