Raf Harrington

Royal Air Force Station Harrington or more simply RAF Harrington is a former Royal Air Force station in England about 5. 6mi 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. HistoryUnited States Army Air Forces useThe airfield was opened in September 1943 and was originally planned as a satellite for No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Desborough. The airfield was built by 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army intended for heavy bomber use and was completed in the spring of 1944. Harrington was allocated to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force and assigned USAAF designation Station 179. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Harrington were: 328th Service Group 347th Service Squadron; HHS 328th Service Group 39th Service Group 352d and 364th Service Squadron; HHS 39th Service Group 18th Weather Squadron 35th Station Complement SquadronRegular Army Station Units included: Headquarters (844th Engineer Aviation Battalion) 844th Engineer Aviation Battalion 1077th Signal Company 1139th Military Police Company 1220th Quartermaster Company 2132nd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon

Royal Air Force Station Harrington or more simply RAF Harrington is a former Royal Air Force station in England about 5. 6mi 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. HistoryUnited States Army Air Forces useThe airfield was opened in September 1943 and was originally planned as a satellite for No. 84 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Desborough. The airfield was built by 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army intended for heavy bomber use and was completed in the spring of 1944. Harrington was allocated to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force and assigned USAAF designation Station 179. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Harrington were: 328th Service Group 347th Service Squadron; HHS 328th Service Group 39th Service Group 352d and 364th Service Squadron; HHS 39th Service Group 18th Weather Squadron 35th Station Complement SquadronRegular Army Station Units included: Headquarters (844th Engineer Aviation Battalion) 844th Engineer Aviation Battalion 1077th Signal Company 1139th Military Police Company 1220th Quartermaster Company 2132nd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon