{"id":3817,"date":"2016-03-08T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=3817"},"modified":"2025-03-23T22:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:05:32","slug":"harrington-aviation-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/harrington-aviation-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Carpetbagger Aviation Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Carpetbagger Aviation Museum<\/strong>, located in <strong>Harrington, Northamptonshire<\/strong>, is a unique institution dedicated to the clandestine operations of the Allied forces during World War II. It focuses on the role of the <strong>USAAF 801st\/492nd Bomb Group<\/strong>, nicknamed the &#8220;<strong>Carpetbaggers<\/strong>,&#8221; which carried out secret missions, including dropping supplies and agents into occupied Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Harrington Aviation Museum \/ <span class=\"txt\">Carpetbagger Aviation Museum<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Sunnyvale Farm, Lamport Rd<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Harrington<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\">Northampton NN6 9PF<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"widget-pane-section-info-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/2015\/05\/30\/united-kingdom\/\">United Kingdom<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:Cbaggermuseum@aol.com\">Cbaggermuseum@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+44 1604 686608<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Easter &#8211; October<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 10:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admission fee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Harringston-Aviation-Museum\/1462734930623553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum is accessed by a roadway from off the Harrington to Lamport road adjacent to the bridge over the A14 (M1-A1 link road). The museums are about a mile down the roadway from this junction. Although the roadway is relatively narrow it has several passing places and is suitable for coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d623137.2107539809!2d-1.4259209663623682!3d52.40432500000001!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x7da7c4e9b6afeeb9!2sHarrington+Aviation+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1457463412477\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/harrington-aviation-museum\/carpetbagger-aviation-museum\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Carpetbagger-Aviation-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"Carpetbagger Aviation Museum\" class=\"wp-image-3818\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>B-163<p><\/p>\n<p>G-APWK<\/p><\/td><td>Noorduyn Harvard IIB<p><\/p>\n<p>Westland Widgeon (cockpit)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span id=\"lblDesc\">Displays and exhibits within the <strong>Carpetbagger Aviation Museum<\/strong> depict the history of the airfield and show the work carried out by both the RAF at Tempsford and the 801st (Provisional) \/ 492nd Bomb Group USAAF, especially during Operation Carpetbagger, and their secret missions to deliver agents and supplies to resistance groups in Occupied Europe during the Second World War<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Carpetbagger Operations:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Exhibits about the 801st\/492nd Bomb Group, which conducted secretive night missions for the <strong>Office of Strategic Services (OSS)<\/strong> (the precursor to the CIA).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Displays on the role of the aircrews in supplying resistance fighters and inserting secret agents into Nazi-occupied Europe.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aircraft and Equipment:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focus on the <strong>Consolidated B-24 Liberator<\/strong>, the primary aircraft used in these missions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equipment used for parachuting supplies, such as drop canisters, and displays on how cargo was prepared and deployed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coded Communications and Espionage:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Artifacts and stories about the use of coded messages, sabotage tools, and other espionage techniques.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhibits detailing the collaboration between the Carpetbaggers and European resistance groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Life at Harrington Airfield:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A reconstruction of wartime life at the airfield, with photographs, personal stories, and artifacts from servicemen stationed there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Models and maps depicting the airfield and its surrounding areas during the war.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post-War History:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Displays on the airfield\u2019s later use during the Cold War as a base for the RAF&#8217;s Thor intermediate-range ballistic missiles, which played a role in Britain\u2019s nuclear deterrent strategy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carpetbagger Aviation Museum, located in Harrington, Northamptonshire, is a unique institution dedicated to the clandestine operations of the Allied forces during World War 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