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Former Royal Air Force station
Royal Air Force Harrington or more simply RAF Harrington is a former Royal Air Force station in England about 5.6 miles (9.0 km) west of Kettering in Northamptonshire
RAF_Harrington
for a different purpose than what was originally intended, such as RAF Harrington, which was an airfield in the Second World War, then in the 1950s became
Royal_Air_Force_station
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Slade Farmhouse, High Street 40-50 High Street During World War II RAF Harrington used by the USAF was located south of the village across the B576 road
Harrington,_Northamptonshire
Topics referred to by the same term
Leicestershire Harrington Dock, Liverpool Harrington Road tram stop, South Norwood, London RAF Harrington, Northamptonshire Harrington, Delaware Harrington, Maine
Harrington
British clandestine operation during WW2
this force with Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft operating from RAF Harrington (see Operation Carpetbagger). The OSS sought to be involved since, in
Operation_Jedburgh
British deployment of PGM-17 Thor ballistic missiles
Vandenberg Air Force Base. In October 2012 the former launch sites at RAF Harrington and RAF North Luffenham were granted listed status. Cooke Air Force Base
Project_Emily
World War II-era VHF radio system
remained stationed at Harrington, and on occasion a Mosquito flew to Watton for inspection. OSS J-E project personnel at RAF Harrington questioned the competency
Joan-Eleanor_system
British folding motorcycle
front of the frame, above the fork. Examples include: RAF Harrington Aviation Museum, Harrington, Northampton, UK: WD Number C5152111 South African National
Welbike
Pejorative for Northerners who moved South after the American Civil War
September 1944, Operation Carpetbagger operated 1,860 sorties between RAF Harrington, England, and various points in occupied Europe. British Agents used
Carpetbagger
American congressional staffer (1920–1985)
part of Operation Carpetbagger and was based at USAAF Station 179 at RAF Harrington. As part of these operations, Borden flew specially equipped B-24s at
William_L._Borden
1944–45 US air supply of European resistance fighters in WWII
registered as of 15 March 1944. In 5 April 1944, the group was moved to RAF Harrington (Station 179), (and the first 17 sorties done) a more secluded and thus
Operation_Carpetbagger
Intermediate-range ballistic missile
218 (Strategic Missile) Squadron – RAF Harrington, Northamptonshire No. 254 (Strategic Missile) Squadron – RAF Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Family:
PGM-17_Thor
Military unit
Subsequently, the 492nd was transferred without personnel or equipment, to RAF Harrington on 5 August 1944 and assumed the personnel, equipment, and the Carpetbagger
492nd_Special_Operations_Wing
French espionage agent (1921–1945)
colleagues were dropped by parachute from a USAAF Liberator flown from RAF Harrington in Northamptonshire onto a landing field near Sussac on the outskirts
Violette_Szabo
Military unit
Northamptonshire, RAF Harrington (Station 179) proved ideal for Carpetbagger operations. The advanced echelon of the squadrons moved into Harrington on 25 March
36th Electronic Warfare Squadron
36th_Electronic_Warfare_Squadron
Heavy RAF Harrington, B-17, B-24 Redesignated 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy (1959) 406th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional) RAF Harrington B-24 Inactivated
List of United States Air Force bomb squadrons
List_of_United_States_Air_Force_bomb_squadrons
Military unit
Royal Air Force (RAF) in early January. In April the squadron moved to RAF Harrington, which was near RAF Tempsford, where the RAF was engaged in similar
906th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
the RAF's Special Duties "moon" squadrons, 138 Squadron and 161 Squadron, from RAF Tempsford, with some operations starting from RAF Tangmere or RAF Harrington
Tempsford_Memorial
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Military unit
squadron transferred to RAF Harrington on 1 August 1944, where it replaced the 788th Bombardment Squadron, which moved on paper to RAF Rackheath and was assigned
859th Special Operations Squadron
859th_Special_Operations_Squadron
Village and civil parish in West Berkshire
encountered engine problems whilst undertaking a Carpetbagger mission from RAF Harrington. After aborting the mission and turning back north, Berkoff struggled
Lambourn
deployed to RAF North Pickenham, January 1944. Re-designation of 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional), August 1944. Unit at RAF Harrington until August
B-24 Liberator units of the United States Army Air Forces
B-24_Liberator_units_of_the_United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Royal Air Force Alconbury, or more simply RAF Alconbury, is an active Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, England, that for many years was used by
RAF_Alconbury
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Catherine's Church Church Farmhouse Old Rectory Thor missile site at former RAF Harrington K6 telephone kiosk James, A. Lloyd (1930). Broadcast English: Recommendations
Draughton,_Northamptonshire
Military unit
Army Air Field, New Mexico, 1 October 1943 RAF North Pickenham (AAF-143), England, 1 January 1944 RAF Harrington (AAF-179), England, 10 August 1944 Sioux
856th_Bombardment_Squadron
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
Subsequently, due to its heavy losses the organization was transferred to RAF Harrington on 5 August for special operations duty less personnel and equipment
RAF_North_Pickenham
Military unit
with three Thor Intermediate range ballistic missiles, and based at RAF Harrington in Northamptonshire. In October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis
No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF
No._218_(Gold_Coast)_Squadron_RAF
Military unit
The 858th Squadron returned to the 492d Group in early August, but at RAF Harrington, where it assumed the Operation Carpetbagger missions of the 406th Bombardment
968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron
968th_Expeditionary_Airborne_Air_Control_Squadron
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Headquartered at RAF North Luffenham 218 Headquartered at RAF Harrington 220 Headquartered at RAF North Pickenham 223 Headquartered at RAF Folkingham 254
No._3_Group_RAF
Military unit
Jagdgeschwader 3, were again suffered on 29 June. The 857th Squadron moved to RAF Harrington in August, where it assumed the Operation Carpetbagger missions and
857th_Bombardment_Squadron
Royal Air Force station near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Royal Air Force Molesworth or more simply RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force station located near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England with a history
RAF_Molesworth
Military unit
9 April 1944 RAF Eye (AAF-138), England, 27 April 1944 – c. 26 August 1945 RAF Cheddington (AAF-113), England, 11 May 1944 RAF Harrington (AAF-179), England
850th Strategic Missile Squadron
850th_Strategic_Missile_Squadron
British soldier and businessman (1912–1985)
operator Sergeant R. Wilde. On 25 August 1944, team CECIL took off from RAF Harrington in a B-24J Liberator piloted by Maurice Jacobson, and at 1:54am on 26
David_James_Nielson
Military unit
training on special operations missions at RAF Cheddington, the squadron moved to the 801st's base at RAF Harrington and began to engage in Operation Carpetbagger
788th_Bombardment_Squadron
Elizabethan manor house Carpetbagger Aviation Museum Harrington Aviation History of RAF Harrington and the 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional) Corby
List of museums in Northamptonshire
List_of_museums_in_Northamptonshire
UK windfarm operator
updated 30 September 2025 - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-05. "Harrington wind farm decision appeal fails". BBC News. 2010-09-22. Retrieved 2025-11-05
Vattenfall_UK
Former air force base in Cheshire, England
Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces station that was located in Burtonwood, 2
RAF_Burtonwood
Military unit
Field, South Dakota New York Port of Embarkation, June 1943–June 1943 RAF Harrington, England Charleroi, France, February 1945 England May 1945 – 4 December
269th Combat Communications Squadron
269th_Combat_Communications_Squadron
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near
RAF_Honington
Military unit
Carpetbagger in the summer of 1944. At the time the 859th was based at RAF Harrington, England with the 801st/492d Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force. The
2641st_Special_Group
Slang terms used in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force (RAF) developed a distinctive slang which has been documented in works such as Piece of Cake and the Dictionary of RAF slang. The following
RAF_slang
Storage Units (ASU)s. List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons List of RAF Regiment units List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons List of Army Air
List of Royal Air Force Maintenance units
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Maintenance_units
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Surrey, England
Squadron RAF No. 17 Squadron RAF No. 23 Squadron RAF No. 24 Squadron RAF No. 32 Squadron RAF No. 36 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 46 Squadron RAF No
RAF_Kenley
Motor vehicle
VAL14s were also bodied by several other manufacturers, including Harrington (Harrington Legionnaire bodywork was adopted) and Yeates. Some VAL14s were given
Bedford_VAL
Former Royal Air Force base in Norfolk
Royal Air Force Attlebridge or simply RAF Attlebridge is a former Royal Air Force station located near Attlebridge and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Norwich
RAF_Attlebridge
British flying ace of WWII
1922 – 1996) was a British flying ace who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and the postwar period. He was credited with
Francis_Richard_Lee_Mellersh
Royal Air Force headquarters and administrative station in Buckinghamshire, England
Royal Air Force High Wycombe or more simply RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in
RAF_High_Wycombe
Former Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England
Royal Air Force Keevil or more simply RAF Keevil is a former Royal Air Force station, now controlled by the Army Air Corps. It lies between the villages
RAF_Keevil
Former RAF station in Cambridgeshire, England
Royal Air Force Glatton or more simply RAF Glatton is a former Royal Air Force station located 10 miles (16 km) north of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
RAF_Glatton
Former military airbase in Cambridgeshire, England
Royal Air Force Bassingbourn or more simply RAF Bassingbourn is a former Royal Air Force station located in Cambridgeshire approximately 3 miles (4.8 km)
RAF_Bassingbourn
School in Dublin, Ireland
included: Philip Chevron - musician, songwriter and member of the Pogues Paul Harrington - singer songwriter, Eurovision winner 1994 Michael Holohan – composer
O'Connell_School
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
Deployment in the UK | Harrington Museum". Harrington Aviation Museum | CarpetBagger. Wikimedia Commons has media related to No. 254 Squadron RAF. https://web.archive
No._254_Squadron_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England
RAF Kirton in Lindsey is a former Royal Air Force station located 15 miles (24 km) north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It is a custom of the RAF
RAF_Kirton_in_Lindsey
Second World War RAF station
Royal Air Force Thurleigh or more simply RAF Thurleigh is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) north of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
RAF_Thurleigh
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
RAF Debden 56th Fighter Group, RAF Boxted (P-47D Thunderbolt) 355th Fighter Group, RAF Steeple Morden 361st Fighter Group, RAF Bottisham then RAF Little
Eighth_Air_Force
Royal Air Force base in Suffolk, England (1939–1993)
Royal Air Force Wattisham or more simply RAF Wattisham (ICAO: EGUW) was, between 1939 and 1993, the name of a Royal Air Force station located in East
RAF_Wattisham
Former Royal Air Force base in England
Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately
RAF_Debden
Former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi (14 km) southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England
RAF_Watton
Airport in South London, England, 1920–1959
Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 10 Squadron RAF No. 17 Squadron RAF No. 22 Squadron RAF No. 32 Squadron RAF No. 39 Squadron RAF No. 41 Squadron RAF No.
Croydon_Airport
RAF air base in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Thorpe Abbotts or more simply RAF Thorpe Abbotts is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Diss, Norfolk, in
RAF_Thorpe_Abbotts
Former RAF and later civilian airfield
Royal Air Force Bovingdon or more simply RAF Bovingdon is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England
RAF_Bovingdon
1976, pp. 8–9 Harrington 2007, p. 11; Walton 2010, p. 70 Morley 1976, pp. 8–9; Harrington 2007, pp. 3, 8; Saunders 1989, pp. 37, 40 Harrington 2007, pp. 20–33;
List_of_Device_Forts
Royal Air Force station in England, 1940–1946
(USAAF): No. 2 Squadron RAF between 31 January 1943 and 19 March 1943 with detachments at RAF Westcott, RAF Newmarket, RAF Cranfield, RAF Duxford using the
RAF_Bottisham
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Mendlesham, or more simply RAF Mendlesham, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-east of Stowmarket, Suffolk
RAF_Mendlesham
Former RAF station 1917–1963
Royal Air Force Martlesham Heath or more simply RAF Martlesham Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Woodbridge
RAF_Martlesham_Heath
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Hethel or more simply RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station (ICAO: EGSK) which was used by both the United States Army Air Forces
RAF_Hethel
US Air Force unit
Air Forces Africa. It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenhall. The 100th is the only permanent
100th_Air_Refueling_Wing
Military unit
the Royal Air Force (RAF), at RAF Ayr, near Prestwick, in Scotland. The first official sortie of No. 410 Squadron was from RAF Drem, East Lothian, Scotland
No.410_Squadron_RCAF
British operations of the 1991 Gulf War
British bases then housing F3s, RAF Leuchars, RAF Leeming, and RAF Coningsby, with 27 air crew and 350 ground personnel. RAF ground personnel and aircraft
Operation_Granby
UK Royal Air Force airbase in Cambridgeshire
Royal Air Force Kimbolton or more simply RAF Kimbolton is a former Royal Air Force station located 8 miles (13 km) west of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
RAF_Kimbolton
Royal Air Force station in England, 1941–1946
Royal Air Force Atcham or more simply RAF Atcham is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, on
RAF_Atcham
Nauchnij N. S. Chernykh CYB 37 km (23 mi) MPC · JPL 4015 Wilson–Harrington 1979 VA Wilson–Harrington November 15, 1979 Palomar E. F. Helin APO +1 km (0.62 mi) ·
List of minor planets: 4001–5000
List_of_minor_planets:_4001–5000
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Horsham St Faith or more simply RAF Horsham St Faith is a former Royal Air Force station near Norwich, Norfolk, England which was operational
RAF_Horsham_St_Faith
Former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England
Squadron RAF (1941) No. 66 Squadron RAF (1942-43) No. 118 Squadron RAF (1942-43) No. 124 (Baroda) Squadron RAF No. 129 (Mysore) Squadron RAF (1943) No
RAF_Ibsley
Former Royal Air Force station used by USAAF
Royal Air Force Rackheath, more commonly known as RAF Rackheath, is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Rackheath, approximately
RAF_Rackheath
Former RAF station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Eye or more simply RAF Eye is a former Royal Air Force station located 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England on the
RAF_Eye
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
simply RAF Bodney is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Watton, Norfolk, England. Originally built as an RAF Bomber Command
RAF_Bodney
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Knettishall or more simply RAF Knettishall is a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. During the Second World War, it was
RAF_Knettishall
Former Royal Air Force station in West Sussex, England (1940–1946)
Royal Air Force Westhampnett or more simply RAF Westhampnett is a former Royal Air Force satellite station, located in the village of Westhampnett near
RAF_Westhampnett
Former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England
Royal Air Force Hornchurch, or more simply RAF Hornchurch, is a former Royal Air Force sector station in the parish of Hornchurch, Essex (now the London
RAF_Hornchurch
Former Royal Air Force station
Royal Air Force Polebrook or more simply RAF Polebrook is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-south-east of Oundle, at Polebrook
RAF_Polebrook
English devotee of Adolf Hitler (1914–1948)
reported to have had an affair with RAF Pilot Officer John Andrews, a test pilot, who was stationed at the nearby RAF Brize Norton, up to 11 September 1941
Unity_Mitford
Former RAF station in Hertfordshire, England
Royal Air Force Nuthampstead or more simply RAF Nuthampstead is a former Royal Air Force station in England. The airfield is located mostly in Hertfordshire
RAF_Nuthampstead
American wide-body trijet airliner
aircraft served with No. 216 Squadron, and were based at RAF Brize Norton. The TriStar was replaced in RAF service by the Airbus A330 MRTT under the Future Strategic
Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar
Former RAF Station in Norfolk, England
Royal Air Force Tibenham or more simply RAF Tibenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 13.5 miles (21.7 km) southwest of Norwich and 5.8 miles
RAF_Tibenham
English actor (1927–1997)
ex-wife, Honor Blackman.[citation needed] Appointment in London (1953) as RAF Officer (uncredited) The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954) as Reg Beau Brummell
Maurice_Kaufmann
USSR blockade of Berlin (1948–1949)
The US Air Force had delivered 1,783,573 tons (76.4% of total) and the RAF 541,937 tons (23.3% of total), totalling 2,334,374 tons, nearly two-thirds
Berlin_Blockade
Air Force field in Essex, England 1942–1945
Royal Air Force Andrews Field or more simply RAF Andrews Field (also known as RAF Andrewsfield and RAF Great Saling) is a former Royal Air Force station
RAF_Andrews_Field
co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018. "Detail page | Research | Collections | RAF Museum". rafmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2018. "Canadian Historical
List of surviving de Havilland Mosquitos
List_of_surviving_de_Havilland_Mosquitos
Royal Air Force station, 1944-1945
Royal Air Force Fersfield or more simply RAF Fersfield (originally known as RAF Winfarthing) is a former Royal Air Force station located 16 miles (26 km)
RAF_Fersfield
Former Royal Air Force station in Shropshire, England
Royal Air Force High Ercall or more simply RAF High Ercall is a former Royal Air Force sector station situated near the village of High Ercall, 7 miles
RAF_High_Ercall
Former Royal Air Force station
Royal Air Force Podington, more commonly known as RAF Podington, is a former Royal Air Force station in northern Bedfordshire, England, 6 miles (10 kilometres)
RAF_Podington
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force Framlingham or more simply RAF Framlingham is a former United States Army Air Forces WWII airfield located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast
RAF_Framlingham
RAF airbase in England
Royal Air Force Raydon or more simply RAF Raydon is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the northeast of the village of Raydon, about 6 miles
RAF_Raydon
Nauchnij L. G. Karachkina (1298) 20 km (12 mi) MPC · JPL 3216 Harrington 1980 RB Harrington September 4, 1980 Anderson Mesa E. Bowell · 4.0 km (2.5 mi)
List of minor planets: 3001–4000
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Former Royal Air Force station
Flying Unit RAF No. 56 Operational Training Unit RAF No. 75 Squadron RAF No. 91 Squadron RAF No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF No. 349 Squadron RAF No. 616 Squadron
RAF_Kings_Cliffe
Royal Air Force station in England, 1944–1948
RAF Lavenham (also known as Cockfield) is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 7 miles (11 km) N of Sudbury in Suffolk, near
RAF_Lavenham
Former RAF base in Buckinghamshire, England
Royal Air Force Cheddington or more simply RAF Cheddington (also known as RAF Marsworth) is a former Royal Air Force station located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west
RAF_Cheddington
Ministry of Defence site
RAF Daws Hill was a Ministry of Defence site, located near High Wycombe and Flackwell Heath, in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the M40 motorway. The
RAF_Daws_Hill
British WWII aviation support organisation
but the pilots were immediately needed to work with the Royal Air Force (RAF) ferry pools transporting aircraft. By 1 May 1940 the ATA had taken over
Air_Transport_Auxiliary
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