Type Bomb Store Open to
the public no Battles/wars Second World War Owner Ministry of Defence | Controlled by Royal Air Force Condition Sealed Year built 1939 | |
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In use Royal Air Force, United States Army | ||
The mushroom cloud over britain raf fauld and the hanbury crater
Royal Air Force Fauld or more simply RAF Fauld is a former Royal Air Force underground munitions storage depot located 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south west of Tutbury, Staffordshire and 10.4 miles (16.7 km) north east of Rugeley, Staffordshire, England.
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History
The site was controlled by No. 21 Maintenance Unit RAF which stored munitions underground.
The explosion
At 11:11 am on Monday, 27 November 1944 an explosion destroyed a large part of the site and killed about 70 people.
Post 1944
The depot was used until 1966 when the site was closed. However, in late 1966 when France withdrew from NATO's integrated military structure the site was briefly used between 1967 and 1973.
References
RAF Fauld Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA