Name: Harrington Aviation Museum
Rating: 5.0

Harrington Aviation Museum

Sunnyvale Farm, off Lamport Road, Harrington, Northamptonshire, NN6 9PF, England

1-90 Years

Paid

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Description

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.

Nearby in the former Paymaster nissen hut is the Northants Aviation Society Museum. This contains many remains of recovered World War II aircraft and other fascinating items of equipment and memorabilia

If you are looking for Best Museums and Art Galleries in Harrington , Northamptonshire then you can visit Harrington Aviation Museum. Harrington Aviation Museum is one of the places in Harrington Northamptonshire for day out with kids and families. More details can be found on the website for this place.

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Paid
Host birthday parties: No

Features

On Site Parking
On Site Cafe

What to see

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.

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Price: Paid

Price Details

Adults: £5.00

Juniors: £2.00 (12 – 17 yrs age)

Children under 12 accompanied by an adult: free

The tickets can be bought both though Online and Offline mode. Guest can make there booking online be visiting on the website and also can go directly to the center for there booking. For latest price update, deals, offers, discount codes, please check the website as below:

https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/operation-carpetbagger/

Pricing URL: https://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/operation-carpetbagger/