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.
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.
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]