RAF Harrington

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 south of the village of Harrington off the A14 road. During the early Cold War it was a Thor missile site, designed to deliver atomic warheads to the Soviet Union. The nuclear missile site is now protected as a Grade II listed building as an example of Cold War architecture.

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1943 — 1963 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Royal Air Force station, air base, military museum, United Kingdom, 

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  Barton Seagrave Castle ⓘ
  castle in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom  

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  Rockingham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Rockingham, Northamptonshire, England, UK  

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  Coton Manor ⓘ
  manor house in Ravensthorpe, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Boughton House ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Weekley, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne ⓘ
  museum in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Cottesbrooke Hall ⓘ
  country house and estate in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Cowper and Newton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Deene Park ⓘ
  country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Framework Knitters Museum ⓘ
  museum of knitting in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

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  Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in Irchester, England

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  Kelmarsh Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house and museum in Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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  Kettering Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Kirby Hall ⓘ
  country house in Northamptonshire, UK

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  Lamport Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed country house in Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Lyddington Bede House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Lyddington, Rutland, England, UK

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  Northampton and Lamport Railway ⓘ
  heritage railway in the UK

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  Rushden Transport Museum ⓘ
  transport museum in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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  Stanford Hall, Leicestershire ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum near Lutterworth, United Kingdom

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  Sywell Aviation Museum ⓘ
  aviation museum in Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire

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  Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum ⓘ
  

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  Althorp ⓘ
  stately home and estate in West Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Northampton Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House ⓘ
  UK historic house museum

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  Manor House Museum, Kettering ⓘ
  museum in Kettering, England, UK

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  Percy Pilcher Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lutterworth, England, UK

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  Wollaston Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, UK

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  Daventry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Daventry, England, United Kingdom

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  Hallaton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Hallaton, England, UK

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  Harborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Leicestershire, United Kingdom

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  Wellingborough Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Wigston Framework Knitters Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wigston, England, UK

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  Lutterworth and District Museum ⓘ
  museum in Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom

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  Oundle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Naseby Battle And Farm Museum ⓘ
  museum in Kettering, England, UK

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  Carpetbagger Aviation Museum ⓘ
  museum in Harrington, England, UK

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  Rugby Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  Art gallery and museum in the United Kingdom

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  Earls Barton Museum of Local Life ⓘ
  museum in Northampton, England, UK

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  Desborough Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Desborough, England, United Kingdom

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  Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Rothwell, England, UK

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  Piddington Roman Villa Museum ⓘ
  museum in Piddington, England, United Kingdom

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  Rushden Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rushden, England, UK

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  Rugby School Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rugby, England, UK

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  Armourgeddon Military Museum ⓘ
  museum in Husbands Bosworth, England, UK

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  Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Leicester, England, UK

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1000 Rockingham Castle

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1508 Althorp

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1884 Northampton Museum and Art Gallery

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1917 78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House

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1950 Manor House Museum, Kettering

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1958 Percy Pilcher Museum

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1979 Wollaston Museum

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1982 Daventry Museum

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1983 Hallaton Museum

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1983 Harborough Museum

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1987 Wellingborough Museum

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1989 Wigston Framework Knitters Museum

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1991 Lutterworth and District Museum

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1994 Oundle Museum

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1995 Naseby Battle And Farm Museum

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1997 Carpetbagger Aviation Museum

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2000 Rugby Art Gallery and Museum

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2001 Earls Barton Museum of Local Life

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2003 Desborough Heritage Centre

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2003 Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre

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2004 Piddington Roman Villa Museum

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2006 Rushden Museum

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2007 Rugby School Museum

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2013 Armourgeddon Military Museum

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2016 Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre

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RAF Harrington - 22 April 1944 - Airfield

RAF No. 218(SM) Squadron group photo

RAF Harrington - 22 April 1944 - Airfield

RAF No. 218(SM) Squadron group photo

492bgb24-harrington

492d Bombardment Group Black Painted B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37516

492d Bombardment Group Black Painted A-26 Invader

Harrington-1945-original

492d Bombardment Group Black Painted B-24 Liberator 42-51211

492d Bombardment Group Black Painted A-26 Invader on ramp

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Barton Seagrave Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1000	Rockingham Castle	castle, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	garden		Coton Manor	manor house, garden	Wikidata
site	museum		Boughton House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Canal Museum, Stoke Bruerne	independent museum, museum building, transport museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cottesbrooke Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cowper and Newton Museum	local museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Deene Park	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Framework Knitters Museum	museum, charitable organization, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum	railway museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kelmarsh Hall	English country house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kettering Museum and Art Gallery	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Kirby Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lamport Hall	English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Lyddington Bede House	historic house museum, episcopal palace, almshouse	Wikidata
site	museum		Northampton and Lamport Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Rushden Transport Museum	transport museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stanford Hall, Leicestershire	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sywell Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1508	Althorp	historic house museum, estate, English country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1884	Northampton Museum and Art Gallery	art gallery, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1917	78 Derngate - The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House	terrace house, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1950	Manor House Museum, Kettering	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1958	Percy Pilcher Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Wollaston Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Daventry Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Hallaton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Harborough Museum	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Wellingborough Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Wigston Framework Knitters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1991	Lutterworth and District Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Oundle Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Naseby Battle And Farm Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1997	Carpetbagger Aviation Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Rugby Art Gallery and Museum	art museum, local authority museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Earls Barton Museum of Local Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Desborough Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Rothwell Arts And Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	2004	Piddington Roman Villa Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2006	Rushden Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2007	Rugby School Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2013	Armourgeddon Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Mountsorrel And Rothley Community Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
commons	image		RAF Harrington - 22 April 1944 - Airfield		Commons
commons	image		RAF No. 218(SM) Squadron group photo		Commons
commons	image		RAF Harrington - 22 April 1944 - Airfield		Commons
commons	image		RAF No. 218(SM) Squadron group photo		Commons
commons	image		492bgb24-harrington		Commons
commons	image		492d Bombardment Group Black Painted B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37516		Commons
commons	image		492d Bombardment Group Black Painted A-26 Invader		Commons
commons	image		Harrington-1945-original		Commons
commons	image		492d Bombardment Group Black Painted B-24 Liberator 42-51211		Commons
commons	image		492d Bombardment Group Black Painted A-26 Invader on ramp		Commons