RAF Harrington

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RAF Harrington USAAF Station 179
Aerial photograph of Harrington airfield looking north, the main runway runs vertically, 22 April 1944. Note the many aircraft of the 801st Bombardment Group on the various hardstands, also one appearing to be taking off on the main runway.
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Summary
Airport type	Royal Air Force station
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	United States Army Air Forces Royal Air Force
Location	Kettering, Northamptonshire, England
Built	1943 (1943)
In use	1943–1945, 1958–1963 (1963)
Elevation AMSL	535 ft / 163 m
Coordinates	52°23′34″N 000°51′43″W / 52.39278°N 0.86194°W / 52.39278; -0.86194
Map
RAF Harrington Location in Northamptonshire
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

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.