Carpetbagger Aviation Museum
Housed in the old Operations Building on the administrative site of USAAF Station 179, the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum offers a rare look at life on the base of the 801st/492nd American Eighth Air Force Bomb Group during World War II.
A Carpetbagger B24 Liberator taking off in front of the Foxhall cottages at Harrington
Photographs and exhibits vividly show the work carried out by the group codenamed the 'CARPETBAGGERS' because of their secret missions to parachute in people and equipment to occupied Europe.
Other exhibits and displays include the 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.
Further detailed information can be found on the museum' web site.
It is also recommended that you take a look at the excellent Carpetbaggers Pages compiled by Tom Ensminger, whose father served at Harrington in World War II.
Northants Aviation Museum
Next door to the Carpetbagger Aviation Museum in the old Paymaster Generals Nissen hut is the Northants Aviation Museum. This museum contains many remains of recovered World War II aircraft, including parts of a Lancaster, Hurricane, Wellington, Tiger Moth, B17 Flying Fortress, B24 Liberator, and other WW II aircraft. The exhibits also include instrumentation, and other fascinating items of equipment and memorabilia.