801st and 492nd Bombardment Groups USAAF - The Carpetbaggers

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Stone of remembrance
District: Kettering
Town: Harrington
County: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 37391

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Current location

Roadside enclosure,
Lamport Road
(approx. 1 mile south of A14 roadbridge)
Harrington
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN6 9JL
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 77807 77686
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

The WW2 memorial is located just inside the Parish of Draughton on a stretch of road between Harrington & Lamport. It is sited on a taxi-way section of the former air base within a small fenced & gated area adjacent to the road. Angled plinth with inscription etched onto top & sides. 8th. Air Force badge in enamel and etched depiction of a B24 Liberator taking off, on front face of memorial. The whole memorial stands on a kerbed raised stone base.

Inscription

Front : THE UNITED STATES 8TH AIR FORCE/ 801ST/492ND BOMBARDMENT GROUPS/ CARPETBAGGERS/ FLEW CLANDESTINE NIGHT MISSIONS FROM THIS SECRET AIRFIELD/ DURING WORLD WAR TWO IN BLACK B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBERS/ DROPPING MUNITIONS AND SUPPLIES TO UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE FIGHTERS/ IN NAZI OCCUPIED EUROPE/ THEY PARACHUTED AND LANDED OSS AGENTS INTO BELGIUM, DENMARK/ FRANCE THE NETHERLANDS NORWAY AND GERMANY/ TO CARRY OUT ESPIONAGE ACTIVITIES AGAINST ENEMY FORCES/ THEY ALSO FLEW NIGHT BOMBING MISSIONS/ 208 AMERICAN AIRCREWMEN GAVE THEIR LIVES FLYING FROM THIS AIRFIELD/ 1944 1945 Side : 406th/858th SQUADRON/ 788th/859th SQUADRON/ 36th/856th/ SQUADRON/ 850th/857th SQUADRON Rear : UNITED STATES 8th AIR FORCE/ STATION 179 / AIR BASE SUPPORTING UNITS/ (Titles of supporting units)

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Second World War memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website

Condition

Harrington : 801st. & 492nd. Bombardment Group, The Carpetbaggers Memorial.
WMO ID: 217449
Condition: Good [last updated on 05-10-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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