RAF Fauld explained

RAF Fauld
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Located near Hanbury in Staffordshire
Map Type:Staffordshire
Coordinates:52.8471°N -1.7306°W
Type:Bomb Store
Used:Royal Air Force 1939-1966
United States Army 1967-1973
Condition:Sealed
Ownership:Ministry of Defence
Open To Public:no
Controlledby:Royal Air Force
Battles:Second World War

Royal Air Force Fauld is a former Royal Air Force underground munitions storage depot located south west of Tutbury, Staffordshire and north east of Rugeley, Staffordshire, England.

The site was controlled by No. 21 Maintenance Unit RAF which stored munitions underground.

The explosion

See main article: RAF Fauld 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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Reed, John, (1977). "Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staff. November 27, 1944", After the Battle, 18, Pp 35 - 40. ISSN 0306-154X.