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Royal Air Force Fauld is a former
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
underground munitions storage depot located south west of
Tutbury Tutbury is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is north of Burton upon Trent and south of the Peak District. The village has a population of about 3,076 residents. It adjoins Hatton to the north on the Staffordshire–De ...
, Staffordshire and north east of
Rugeley Rugeley ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the Cannock Chase District in Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent; it is situated north of Lichfield, south-east of Stafford, n ...
, Staffordshire,
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. The site was controlled by No. 21 Maintenance Unit RAF which stored
munitions Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weapo ...
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
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withdrew from NATO's integrated military structure the site was briefly used between 1967 and 1973.Reed, John, (1977). "Largest Wartime Explosions: 21 Maintenance Unit, RAF Fauld, Staff. November 27, 1944", ''
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'', 18, Pp 35 - 40. ISSN 0306-154X.


See also

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List of former Royal Air Force stations This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. The stations are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the ...


References


External links


Fionn's Websites - Coal Mining and Mines Rescue - The day the world blew up
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fauld Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom Royal Air Force stations in Staffordshire Ammunition dumps of the United Kingdom Military installations closed in 1966